Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler: Two Spanish Picaresque Novels

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ISBN: 9780140449006

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Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	Quevedo, Francisco de
Pub Date	24/04/2003
Binding	Paperback
Pages	240

Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD

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The heroes of the Spanish novels make their way through a seamy underworld populated by unsavoury beggars, corrupt priests, eccentrics, whores and criminals. Lazarillo de Tormes and Pablos the swindler are determined to attain the trappings of the gentleman, but have little time for the gentlemanly ideals of religion, justice, honour and nobility.

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The unlikely heroes of the Spanish picaresque novels make their way - by whatever means they can - through a colourful and seamy underworld populated by unsavoury beggars, corrupt priests, eccentrics, whores and criminals. Both Lazarillo de Tormes and Pablos the swindler are determined to attain the trappings of the gentleman, but have little time for the gentlemanly ideals of religion, justice, honour and nobility.