Homesickness

Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de, 1852-1921Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 265K words
Chapters: 27

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Morriña (Homesickness) by condesa de Emilia Pardo BazánAuthor: Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de, 1852-1921,Language: English, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: May 18, 2017

Editor's review

Morriña is a novel by the Spanish writer Emilia Pardo Bazán; the English title means "homesickness." The author was a major nineteenth-century Spanish realist novelist whose works often take Galician local life as their setting and focus on the tension between characters' psychology and their social environment. This book revolves around the emotion of homesickness, writing departure, attachment, and belonging as inner forces that drive the plot; character relationships intertwine with local scenery, giving the reading both narrative tension and close attention to emotional mechanisms. For readers who want to understand nineteenth-century Spanish fiction—especially how a woman writer portrayed place and psychology—this work offers a compact but richly discussable sample. While reading, note how homesickness is both an emotion and a social condition, and how the narrator shifts among different characters' perspectives.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in nineteenth-century Spanish literature and realist fiction
Literature lovers who want to understand Pardo Bazán's work
Readers interested in themes of homesickness, belonging, and local identity
Students needing an English translation of Spanish literature for course reading

Not a good fit for

Readers who only want tightly plotted, fast-paced genre fiction
Beginners with limited patience for nineteenth-century realist narration

Reading tips

Read a page or two first to gauge the English translation's style, then decide whether to read closely or straight through.
Note how homesickness manifests in different characters and keep simple notes on relationships.
After finishing, look up basic background on Pardo Bazán and Spanish realism to deepen understanding.

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FAQ

What does the title "Morriña" mean?

The English translation renders the title as "Homesickness." In the Galician context the word carries local color and refers to deep longing for one's homeland and former life; the novel organizes its characters and plot around this emotion.

Is this an English translation or the original Spanish?

The information indicates this is an English-language edition, with the English gloss "Homesickness" attached to the title. Readers face an English translation; to quote original wording or study language style, consult the Spanish original separately.

Is it suitable as an introduction to Spanish literature?

It can serve as an entry point to nineteenth-century Spanish realism and to Pardo Bazán, but it is not a systematic literary history. Reading it alongside a brief introduction to the author's life and times will give a fuller understanding.

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Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de, 1852-1921 Author

Emilia Pardo Bazán (1852–1921) was a Spanish writer of noble birth. Her work has received relatively limited attention in the Chinese-speaking world, and publicly available material on her remains insufficient, yet her writing holds an important place in Spanish literary history. Her novels are often set in the Galician countryside of northwestern Spain, with a realistic touch that attends to social customs, family ethics and character psychology. Her major works include Los pazos de Ulloa, La madre naturaleza, La Tribuna and Morriña. She also wrote short stories and essays on love, marriage and women's circumstances, marked by detailed narrative and keen observation. Nineteen of her works are held in this collection, commonly classified under inspirational growth, suggesting that her writing also offers readable reflections on growth and life themes.