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Pepita Jimenez

Name: Pepita Jimenez
Author: Juan Valera
ISBN: 9781583488232

by Juan Valera

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Overview

En la Andalucía del siglo XIX, la joven Pepita Jiménez -obligada por su tía Salvaora a casarse con el usurero Gumersindo- enviuda durante su banquete de bodas. Tras el funeral de su marido, Pepita es pretendida por un conde y por el hacendado Pedro, padre del seminarista Luis. Sin embargo, la joven se siente atraída por Luis, quien vuelve a su pueblo natal para pasar una vacaciones antes de ordenarse sacerdote y éste se contiene por respeto a su padre.

Synopsis

I confess that I know not what to think of all these singularities. I know so little of women! What the vicar tells me of Pepita surprises me; and yet, though on the whole I believe her to be good rather than the contrary, she inspires me at times with a certain fear on my father's account. Notwithstanding his fifty-five years, I believe that he is in love.

About the Author, Juan Valera

Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano was born in 1824 in Cabra, in Córdoba province. He earned a law degree from the University of Granada, followed by nearly fifty years as a career diplomat worldwide. When he resettled in Madrid, he became an editor at El Contemporáneo, followed by government positions including Minister to Frankfurt, Assistant Secretary of State, and Director of Public Instruction. After assignments in Lisbon, Washington, DC, Brussels, and Vienna, Valera was elected to the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. His published works, still considered among Spain's finest literature, include Pepita Jiménez, Doña Luz, Las ilusions del doctor Faustino, El comendador Mendoza, and Pasarse de listo.