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Pérez Galdós, Benito
1843
1920
Galdós, Benito Pérez
Perez Galdos, Benito
Galdós, Pérez
Galdós, B. Pérez
Wooff, Michael
Wooff, Michael John
La novela en el tranvía. English
The Novel on the Tram
Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Produced by Michael Wooff
"The Novel on the Tram" by Benito Pérez Galdós is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of human connection and the intertwining of lives as a narrator takes a journey on a tram through Madrid. Through interactions with various characters and their stories, it reflects on the complexities of society and the human experience. The story unfolds as the narrator boards a tram and encounters his friend, Dr. Cascajares, who tells him about the misfortunes of a countess married to a gambling husband and plagued by a sinister butler named Mudarra. As the tram ride progresses, the narrator becomes absorbed in the tragic tale, imagining the countess's plight, and even fantasizing about her unfolding drama. His curiosity leads him to mistake those around him for characters in this fictive narrative, spiraling into a chaotic chain of misunderstandings and ultimately a comic mishap when he mistakenly identifies an ordinary man as the villainous butler. The novel weaves together the rich textures of everyday life with the potential for drama and tragedy, prompting readers to consider the boundaries between reality and imagination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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