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The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes: His Fortunes and Adversities (New York Review Books Classic Series)

By W. S. Merwin (Translator), Juan Goytisolo (Introduction)
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By W. S. Merwin (Translator), Juan Goytisolo (Introduction)
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Spain has produced two books that changed world literature: Don Quixote and Lazarillo de Tormes, the first picaresque novel ever written and the inspired precursor to works as various as Vanity Fair and Huckleberry Finn. Banned by the Spanish Inquisition after publication in 1554, Lazarillo was soon translated throughout Europe, where it was widely copied. The book is a favorite to this day for its vigorous colloquial style and the earthy realism with which it exposes human hypocrisy.

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