Project Gutenberg 1996-02-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 49 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Luna, Juan de De Luna, Juan Rudder, Robert S. The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes: His Fortunes and Misfortunes as Told by Himself Produced by an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes: His Fortunes and Misfortunes as Told by Himself" is a picaresque novel, likely written in the 16th century. The book follows the adventures of Lazaro, a lowly and impoverished boy, as he navigates a series of misfortunes while serving various masters in his quest for survival and better fortune. At the start of the novel, Lazaro introduces himself and recounts his challenging childhood, marked by the misdeeds of his father and the struggles of his mother. After his parents' troubles lead him into poverty, he becomes a servant to a blind man, who, despite his afflictions, embodies cleverness and cunning. Their dynamic reveals the harsh realities of laziness and greed, setting the tone for Lazaro’s ongoing struggles. As Lazaro learns to adapt to his unfortunate circumstances, he begins utilizing tricks and clever methods of survival, indicating an evolution from innocence to cunning as he learns the ways of the world and observes the vices of those around him. The opening chapters lay a foundation for the exploration of themes like poverty, deception, and the quest for dignity amidst social criticism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spain -- Social conditions -- 16th century -- Fiction Picaresque literature, Spanish Spanish fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 343189 343111 2024-09-01T05:30:10.314214 2023-10-01T05:15:48.192514 text/html text/html 343182 343104 2024-09-01T05:30:10.518209 2023-10-01T05:15:48.367490 text/html text/html 189553 2024-09-01T05:30:16.046187 application/epub+zip 193196 2024-09-01T05:30:12.037193 application/epub+zip 193196 2024-09-01T05:30:11.126203 application/epub+zip 440879 2024-09-01T05:30:19.185153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422058 2024-09-01T05:30:15.413204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333923 2022-09-01T05:51:35.040701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318090 318055 2024-09-01T05:30:10.014191 2023-10-01T05:15:47.945512 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 317681 2012-06-01T16:42:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119092 2012-06-01T16:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18748 2024-09-01T05:30:19.330141 application/rdf+xml 24976 2024-09-01T05:30:11.485190 image/jpeg 4561 2024-09-01T05:30:11.302181 image/jpeg 190442 2024-09-01T05:30:10.549211 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown