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Fortunata and Jacinta

Benito Pérez Galdós,

Agnes Moncy Gullón (Translator)

Start date: July 1, 2023

Finish date: September 30, 2023

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Aug 31, 2022 Chrissie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, feminism, religion, hf, classics, 2023-read, paris, swedish-narration, life-stages, philo-psychol

The story summarized in one line would be –- two women love one man. This is at the start. We observe who loves who at the end. We ask ourselves why and how changes have come about.

I loved every minute spent reading this. Over eight hundred pages in length, this in itself is amazing. When I was tired or unfocused, I reread sections. Why? So I wouldn’t miss a detail.

The characters became important to me. This is because character portrayal is exceptionally well done. We’ve got the two women compe ...more

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Sep 26, 2015 Laura rated it liked it

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Spanish version:
Free download available at Project Gutenberg.

According to Free Literature, Fortunata and Jacinta wasn't translated until 1973 - article at Neglected Books here ...more

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