Agua de Nieve

Concha EspinaProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 465K words
Chapters: 47

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.Agua de Nieve (Novela) by Concha EspinaAuthor: Espina, Concha, 1869-1955,Language: Spanish, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Nov 17, 2014

Editor's review

Agua de Nieve (meaning "Snow Water") is a novel by the Spanish writer Concha Espina (1869–1955), released by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain Spanish-language eBook. Espina was an important woman novelist in early 20th-century Spain, and her works often take the rural north of Spain as their setting, interweaving natural scenery with human fate. This book follows that style: the narrative is unhurried and the description detailed, with much attention to rural life, family relationships, and the characters' inner lives. As a free eBook, its value lies in giving Spanish-language readers and researchers low-cost access to a woman author often overlooked in Spanish literary history. Reading it requires some command of Spanish, and it suits Spanish majors as extensive reading or literature lovers as further reading. Because it was written long ago, its language and ideas bear the marks of their time, and readers should understand it in the context of literary history.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Upper-level Spanish majors who want to broaden their literary reading
Readers interested in early 20th-century Spanish literature and women writers
Scholars or enthusiasts studying Spanish rural narrative and regional literature
Self-learners who want to maintain their feel for Spanish through public-domain novels

Not a good fit for

Readers with no Spanish or only beginner level
Readers who prefer fast plots and have limited patience for landscape description
Classroom users who need modern annotated editions or teaching materials

Reading tips

Read one chapter first to gauge the language difficulty, then decide between intensive and extensive reading
Use a Spanish dictionary or electronic lookup tools, focusing on vocabulary for scenery and emotion
Pay attention to the regional setting; Spanish geography of the north can deepen understanding
Set a pace of two or three chapters a week with brief notes to stay consistent

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Can I read this book without any Spanish?

Not directly. This is an original Spanish novel, and the Project Gutenberg edition has no Chinese annotations or parallel translation. Complete beginners need some Spanish first, or can look for a Chinese translation to learn the content before considering the original.

What kind of writer is Concha Espina?

Concha Espina was an early 20th-century Spanish novelist known for depicting rural life and human emotion in northern Spain, with a regional literary flavor. Her writing combines natural scenery with psychology, and she holds a place in Spanish literary history, though she is often overlooked in mainstream accounts.

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This is a Spanish-language literary work, part of Project Gutenberg's multilingual collection. Compared with the platform's English books, it is aimed at Spanish-language readers, with layout and metadata mainly in Spanish. The barrier to reading lies in the language, not in how to obtain it.

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About the author

Concha Espina Author · Spanish · 1869–1955

Concha Espina (1869–1955), whose full name was María de la Concepción Rodríguez-Espina, was a Spanish woman writer born in Santander and died in Madrid. She is best known for the novel La Niña de Luzmela, and also wrote El Jayón, Dulce Nombre, Agua de Nieve, Ruecas de Marfil, La Esfinge Maragata and the play El Jayón: Drama en tres actos; seven of her works are held in this collection. Her writing draws largely on Spanish rural life, with delicate prose and close attention to her characters' fates and local customs. Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 25 times over 28 years, she continued writing after going blind in 1940, a testament to her literary standing and perseverance. Public information on her early education and specific writing career is limited.