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Truyện con chó Berganza
224 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2022
About the author
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
5,518 books3,865 followersMiguel de Cervantes y Cortinas, later Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His novel Don Quixote is often considered his magnum opus, as well as the first modern novel.
It is assumed that Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares. His father was Rodrigo de Cervantes, a surgeon of cordoban descent. Little is known of his mother Leonor de Cortinas, except that she was a native of Arganda del Rey.
In 1569, Cervantes moved to Italy, where he served as a valet to Giulio Acquaviva, a wealthy priest who was elevated to cardinal the next year. By then, Cervantes had enlisted as a soldier in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment and continued his military life until 1575, when he was captured by Algerian corsairs. He was then released on ransom from his captors by his parents and the Trinitarians, a Catholic religious order.
He subsequently returned to his family in Madrid.
In Esquivias (Province of Toledo), on 12 December 1584, he married the much younger Catalina de Salazar y Palacios (Toledo, Esquivias –, 31 October 1626), daughter of Fernando de Salazar y Vozmediano and Catalina de Palacios. Her uncle Alonso de Quesada y Salazar is said to have inspired the character of Don Quixote. During the next 20 years Cervantes led a nomadic existence, working as a purchasing agent for the Spanish Armada and as a tax collector. He suffered a bankruptcy and was imprisoned at least twice (1597 and 1602) for irregularities in his accounts. Between 1596 and 1600, he lived primarily in Seville. In 1606, Cervantes settled in Madrid, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Cervantes died in Madrid on April 23, 1616.
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It is assumed that Miguel de Cervantes was born in Alcalá de Henares. His father was Rodrigo de Cervantes, a surgeon of cordoban descent. Little is known of his mother Leonor de Cortinas, except that she was a native of Arganda del Rey.
In 1569, Cervantes moved to Italy, where he served as a valet to Giulio Acquaviva, a wealthy priest who was elevated to cardinal the next year. By then, Cervantes had enlisted as a soldier in a Spanish Navy infantry regiment and continued his military life until 1575, when he was captured by Algerian corsairs. He was then released on ransom from his captors by his parents and the Trinitarians, a Catholic religious order.
He subsequently returned to his family in Madrid.
In Esquivias (Province of Toledo), on 12 December 1584, he married the much younger Catalina de Salazar y Palacios (Toledo, Esquivias –, 31 October 1626), daughter of Fernando de Salazar y Vozmediano and Catalina de Palacios. Her uncle Alonso de Quesada y Salazar is said to have inspired the character of Don Quixote. During the next 20 years Cervantes led a nomadic existence, working as a purchasing agent for the Spanish Armada and as a tax collector. He suffered a bankruptcy and was imprisoned at least twice (1597 and 1602) for irregularities in his accounts. Between 1596 and 1600, he lived primarily in Seville. In 1606, Cervantes settled in Madrid, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Cervantes died in Madrid on April 23, 1616.
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September 13, 2026
Có lẽ độc giả Việt Nam khi nghe đến cái tên Cervantes thì thường nghĩ tới thiên tiểu thuyết dài kì Donkihonte - một cuốn sách đã làm bao hệ học sinh hoang mang vì không hiểu nhân vật đang làm gì với một cối xay gió :>>>. Sự trào phúng, châm biếm không chỉ có trong những chương tiểu thuyết mà Cervantes còn sử dụng rất tài tình trong truyện ngắn "Truyện con chó Berganza" của ông. Một chú chó một ngày bỗng dưng biết nói và kể cho bạn mình nghe về xã hội loài người dưới con mắt chứng kiến và trải nghiệm của mình. Đầy châm biếm và phê phán, một xã hội loài người với sự tha hóa ở khắp mọi nơi, mọi tầng lớp, giai cấp: cảnh sát, thương gia, đồ tể, ... dưới lời đối thoại của 2 chú chó triết lí Berganza và Scipio.
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Tổng thể là hơi khó đọc vì rất nhiều tầng lớp triết lí, sau này trưởng thành hơn chắn chắn sẽ đọc lại để ngẫm và thấm thía sâu hơn những giá trị của tác phẩm này đem lại ^^
Sau này Hoffmann đã viết tiếp những phần cuối cùng của tác phẩm, vẫn giữ giọng văn kể châm biếm hài hước, phần sau này ông viết lại mang nhiều góc nhìn triết lí về nghệ thuật và sáng tạo.
Tổng thể là hơi khó đọc vì rất nhiều tầng lớp triết lí, sau này trưởng thành hơn chắn chắn sẽ đọc lại để ngẫm và thấm thía sâu hơn những giá trị của tác phẩm này đem lại ^^
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