Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza was a nineteenth-century Spanish novelist, known best for his novel El sombrero de tres picos (1874), an adaptation of popular traditions which provides a description of village life in Alarcón's native region of Andalusia. It was the basis for Hugo Wolf's opera Der Corregidor (1897); for Riccardo Zandonai's opera La farsa amorosa (1933); and Manuel de Falla's ballet The Three-Cornered Hat (1919).
The Strange Friend of Tito Gil
A heartbroken shoemaker's son is offered incredible abilities by Death himself, setting him on an unexpected path filled with love, loss, and the struggle against fate.
By Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
Novelas Cortas
In mid-19th century Spain, follow a witty gypsy through the dangerous world of bandits as he seeks reward for capturing a notorious criminal.
By Pedro Antonio de Alarcón