Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza (10 March 183319 July 1891) was a nineteenth-century

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novelist, known best for his novel ''

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'' (1874), an adaptation of popular traditions which provides a description of village life in Alarcón's native region of

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. It was the basis for

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's opera ''

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'' (1897); for

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's opera '' La farsa amorosa'' (1933); and

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's ballet ''

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'' (1919). Alarcón wrote another popular short novel, ' ('Captain Poison', 1881). He produced four other full-length novels. One of these novels, ''El escándalo'' ('The Scandal', 1875), became noted for its keen psychological insights. Alarcón also wrote three travel books and many short stories and essays. Alarcón was born in

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, near

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. In 1859, he served in a Spanish military operation in

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. He gained his first literary recognition with ', a patriotic account of the campaign.

Works

* ''Cuentos amatorios''. * ''El final de Norma: novela'' (1855). * ''Descubrimiento y paso del cabo de Buena Esperanza'' (1857). * ''Diario de un testigo de la Guerra de África'' (1859). * ''De Madrid a Nápoles'' (1860). * ''Dos ángeles caídos y otros escritos olvidados.'' * ''El amigo de la muerte: cuento fantástico'' (1852). * ''El año en Spitzberg.'' * ''El capitán Veneno: novela.'' * ''El clavo.'' * ''El coro de Angeles'' (1858). * ''La Alpujarra'' (1873). * ''El sombrero de tres picos'': novela corta (1874). * ''El escándalo (''1875) * ''El extranjero''. * ''El niño de la Bola'' (1880). * ''Historietas nacionales.'' * ''Juicios literarios y artísticos.'' * ''La Alpujarra: sesenta leguas a caballo precedidas de seis en diligenc''ia. * ''La Comendadora.'' * ''La mujer alta: cuento de miedo.'' * ''La pródiga''. * ''Lo que se oye desde una silla del Prado.'' * ''Los ojos negros.'' * ''Los seis velos.'' * ''Moros y cristianos.'' * ''Narraciones inverosímiles.'' * ''Obras literarias de Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Volumen 2'' * ''Obras literarias de Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Volumen 1'' * ''Obras literarias de Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Volumen 3'' * ''Poesías serias y humorísticas'' * ''Soy, tengo y quiero.'' * ''Viajes por España.'' * ''Últimos escritos.''

References

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encyclopedia 1988

External links

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