"Morriña (Homesickness)" by Emilia Pardo Bazán is a story set in the 1800s, following Doña Aurora de Pardiñas and her son, Rogelio, as they live in Madrid. The novel explores themes of family bonds, homesickness, and the challenges of identity, focusing on Rogelio's longing for his homeland of Galicia. Doña Aurora is deeply caring and worried about her son's health as she observes him going to university lectures; she feels somewhat guilty for his delicate state. Their life in Madrid is filled with small moments of happiness, though overshadowed by Rogelio's yearning for Galicia and Doña Aurora's concerns. The arrival of Esclavita, a young Galician girl seeking employment, amplifies feelings of connection to Galicia and highlights their shared experience of missing home.
Morriña (Homesickness)
By Emilia Pardo Bazán
In nineteenth-century Madrid, a mother's worry and a son's deep longing for his Galician homeland become intertwined when a new arrival stirs up buried emotions of homesickness and belonging.
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About the AuthorEmilia Pardo Bazán y de la Rúa-Figueroa, Countess of Pardo Bazán was a Spanish novelist, journalist, literary critic, poet, playwright, translator, editor and professor. Her naturalism and descriptions of reality, as well as her feminist ideas embedded in her work, made her one of the most influential and best-known female writers of her era. Her ideas about women's rights in education also made her a prominent feminist figure.
Emilia Pardo Bazán y de la Rúa-Figueroa, Countess of Pardo Bazán was a Spanish novelist, journalist, literary critic, poet, playwright, translator, editor and professor. Her naturalism and descriptions of reality, as well as her feminist ideas embedded in her work, made her one of the most influential and best-known female writers of her era. Her ideas about women's rights in education also made her a prominent feminist figure.
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