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Emilia Pardo Bazán

Born

in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain

September 16, 1851

Died

May 12, 1921

Genre

Classics, Fiction, Costumbrism

Influences

Émile Zola, Honoré de Balzac, Victor Hugo, Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, M ...more

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Emilia Pardo Bazán was a Galician author and scholar from Galicia. She is known for bringing naturalism to Spanish literature, for her detailed descriptions of reality, and for her role in feminist literature of her era.
Her first novel, Pascual López (1879), is a simple exercise in fantasy of no remarkable promise, though it contains good descriptive passages of romance. It was followed by a more striking story, Un viaje de novios (1881), in which a discreet attempt was made to introduce into Spain the methods of French realism. The book caused a sensation among the literary cliques, and this sensation was increased by the appearance of another naturalistic tale, La tribuna (1885), wherein the influence of Émile Zola is unmistakable. Meanwh ...more

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Emilia Pardo Bazán’s books

Average rating: 3.78 · 20,569 ratings · 3,000 reviews · 898 distinct works • Similar authors

	Los pazos de Ulloa 3.77 avg rating — 6,076 ratings — published 1886 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Insolación 3.80 avg rating — 2,412 ratings — published 1889 — 125 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La tribuna 3.64 avg rating — 1,007 ratings — published 1883 — 113 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La cita: y otros cuentos de terror 3.81 avg rating — 730 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La madre Naturaleza 4.03 avg rating — 634 ratings — published 1887 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El encaje roto: Antología de cuentos de violencia contra las mujeres by Emilia Pardo Bazán, Cristina Patiño Eirín (Foreword) 4.16 avg rating — 559 ratings — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La gota de sangre 3.46 avg rating — 672 ratings — published 1911 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memorias de un solterón 3.97 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 1896 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los pazos de Ulloa y La Madre Naturaleza 4.02 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 1887 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	"Miquiño mío": Cartas a Galdós 4.05 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 1889 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Emilia Pardo Bazán

Saga de Ulloa (2 books)
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3.80 avg rating — 7,000 ratings

Insolación (2 books)
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3.80 avg rating — 2,544 ratings

Adán y Eva (2 books)
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3.96 avg rating — 413 ratings

Una cristiana (2 books)
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3.50 avg rating — 20 ratings

Quotes by Emilia Pardo Bazán (?)

“Señor, ¿por qué no han de tener las mujeres derecho para encontrar guapos a los hombres que lo sean, y por qué ha de mirarse mal que lo manifiesten? (...) Si no lo decimos, lo pensamos, y no hay nada mas peligroso que lo reprimido y oculto, lo que se queda dentro.”
― Emilia Pardo Bazán, Insolación

tags: fiction, literature

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“Sale a relucir aquello de las tres fieras, toro, torero y público; la primera, que se deja matar porque no tiene más remedio; la segunda, que cobra por matar; la tercera, que paga para que maten, de modo que viene a resultar más feroz.”
― Emilia Pardo Bazán, Insolación

tags: animal-rights, bullfighting, derechos-de-los-animales, tauromaquia, toros

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“La educación de la mujer no puede llamarse tal educación, sino doma, pues se propone por fin la obediencia, la pasividad y la sumisión.”
― Emilia Pardo Bazán

tags: education, feminism, feminist-quotes

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{Club de Lectura Bimestral Clásicos} 3ª Lectura Marzo-Abril'19 : Autores

(Autores propuestos por Reyes Aroca)

Edith Wharton

5 votes, 38.5%

Irène Némirovsky

3 votes, 23.1%

Jane Austen

3 votes, 23.1%

Selma Lagerlof

1 vote, 7.7%

Emilia Pardo Bazán

1 vote, 7.7%

13 total votes

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