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Benito Pérez Galdós


Born
in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
May 10, 1843

Died
January 04, 1920

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Classics

Influences
Honoré de Balzac, Miguel de Cervantes, Charles Dickens, Émile Zola, Le ...more


People know Spanish writer Benito Pérez Galdós especially for his Episodios Nacionales (1873-1912), a series of 46 historical novels.

Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Some authorities consider him second only to Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th century Spain.

Galdós was a prolific writer, publishing 31 novels, 46 Episodios Nacionales (National Episodes), 23 plays, and the equivalent of 20 volumes of shorter fiction, journalism and other writings. He remains popular in Spain, and galdosistas (Galdós researchers) considered him Spain's equal to Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy. As recently as 1950, few of his works were available translated to English, although he has slow ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 53,922 ratings · 5,186 reviews · 1,496 distinct works • Similar authors
Marianela
3.71 avg rating — 13,690 ratings — published 1878 — 534 editions
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Trafalgar
3.93 avg rating — 4,314 ratings — published 1873 — 89 editions
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Doña Perfecta
3.67 avg rating — 3,746 ratings — published 1876 — 482 editions
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Fortunata and Jacinta
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4.27 avg rating — 2,908 ratings — published 1887 — 149 editions
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Tristana
3.66 avg rating — 2,865 ratings — published 1892 — 13 editions
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Misericordia
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3.87 avg rating — 2,649 ratings — published 1897 — 277 editions
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Miau
3.78 avg rating — 1,567 ratings — published 1888 — 184 editions
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Tormento
3.63 avg rating — 1,629 ratings — published 1884 — 131 editions
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Fortunata y Jacinta I
4.41 avg rating — 1,262 ratings — published 1887 — 35 editions
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El 19 de marzo y el 2 de mayo
4.09 avg rating — 1,286 ratings — published 1873 — 113 editions
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Trafalgar La Corte de Carlos IV El 19 de marzo y el 2 de mayo Bailén Napoleón en Chamartín Zaragoza Gerona
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“La experiencia es una llama que no alumbra sino quemando.”
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“El verdadero amor, el sólido y durable, nace del trato; lo demás es invención de los poetas, de los músicos y demás gente holgazana.”
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“No quiero yo alas ni alones, ni andar entre ángeles sosos que tocan el arpa. Déjenme a mí de arpas y acordeones y de fulgores celestes. Venga mi vida mortal, y salud y amor, y todo lo que deseo.”
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