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Platero is the eponymous 
Platero y yo at Project Gutenberg (in Spanish)
* {{librivox book , title=Platero y yo Fictional donkeys Characters in Spanish novels Literary characters introduced in 1914 Animal characters in literature
Platero is the eponymous donkey
The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine. It derives from the African wild ass, ''Equus africanus'', and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, ''Equus africanus asinus'', or as a separate species, ''Equus asinus''. It was domes ...
of the 1914 story '' Platero and I'' ( English for ''Platero y yo''). The book is one of the most popular works by Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez
Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (; 23 December 1881 – 29 May 1958) was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of high ...
, the recipient of the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning ''for'' Literature (), is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in ...
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Platero ("silvery") is described in the lyric prose of the book as a "small donkey, a soft, hairy donkey: so soft to the touch that he might be said to be made of cotton, with no bones. Only the jet mirrors of his eyes are hard like two black crystal scarabs."
The little donkey remains a symbol of tenderness, purity and naiveté, and is used by the author as a means of reflection about the simple joys of life, memories, and various characters and their ways of life.
Legacy
Burial
Platero was buried under a pine tree at a property used by Juan Ramón Jiménez between 1906 and 1910. In 2025 it was reported that the tree had been uprooted in a storm.Musical adaptation
In 1960, the Italian composerMario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (3 April 1895 – 16 March 1968) was an Italian composer, pianist and writer. He was known as one of the foremost guitar composers in the twentieth century with almost one hundred compositions for that instrument. In ...
composed a suite of music for guitar with narrator based on the book.
See also
*Platero y Tú
Platero y Tú () was a Spanish rock and roll and blues rock band formed in Bilbao in the 1980s, and disbanded in 2001. Their lyrics mainly deal about drugs, bar issues and love, and their style, being mainly influenced by bands such as Status Qu ...
References
External links
Platero y yo at Project Gutenberg (in Spanish)
* {{librivox book , title=Platero y yo Fictional donkeys Characters in Spanish novels Literary characters introduced in 1914 Animal characters in literature