Spain's forgotten novelist
Subtitle: Armando Palacio Valdés, 1853-1938
By: Brian J. Dendle.
Publisher: Bucknell University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Lewisburg [Pa.]; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
Subjects: Palacio Valdés, Armando, 1853-1938 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Description: At the turn of the century, Armando Palacio Valdes (1853-1938) enjoyed the reputation of being one of Spain's leading novelists. Widely translated into other languages, he was hailed enthusiastically by such foreign critics as Edmund Gosse and William Dean Howells. In the twentieth century, he was regarded as a "safe" novelist, the paladin of middle-class Catholic virtues. Recently, however, his novels are again attracting interest in Spain. In Spain's Forgotten Novelist, Brian J.

Dendle critically examines Palacio Valdes's career and reputation, casting doubt on his benign image and veracity, and establishing that the sales of Palacio Valdes's books in translation were much less than the author claimed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-179) and index.