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Lazarillo de Tormes
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Lazarillo de Tormes

Published by Editorial Libervox Audio

Narrated by Macu Gómez

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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La obra está dividida en siete tratados y cuenta en primera persona la historia de Lázaro González Pérez, un niño de origen muy humilde; aunque sin honra, nació en un río de Salamanca, el Tormes, como el gran héroe Amadís; quedó huérfano de su padre, un molinero ladrón llamado Tomé González, y fue puesto al servicio de un ciego por su madre, Antona Pérez, una mujer amancebada con un negro, Zaide, que le da a Lazarillo un bonito hermanastro mulato. Entre "fortunas y adversidades", Lázaro evoluciona desde su ingenuidad inicial hasta desarrollar un instinto de supervivencia. Es despertado a la maldad del mundo por la cornada de un toro de piedra, embuste con el que el ciego le saca de su simpleza; después rivaliza en astucia con él en diversos célebres episodios como el de las uvas o el jarro de vino (un modelo de narración clásica) hasta que se venga devolviéndole la cornada de piedra con otro embuste, que le vale al cruel ciego descalabrarse contra un pilar. Pasa luego a servir a un tacaño clérigo de Maqueda que lo mata de hambre, y al que sisa algo de pan de un arca que tiene; el clérigo lo confunde a oscuras (en su boca silba accidentalmente la llave del arca, escondida mientras duerme) y, tomándolo por culebra, descubre el engaño, le da una tremenda paliza y lo despide.
LanguageEspañol
Release dateMay 1, 2010
ISBN9788492793327
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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This was fun! I do like a good picaresque story now and again, and this stone-cold classic of the subgenre did not disappoint me much. The main character, Lazaro, is a down-on-his-luck rogue, who prefers easy money and free food to honest work and paying his dues. He serves a succession of masters, each of which is a terrible human being, and develops a taste for conning people along the way. It’s unapologetic in its comedy and gleefully and consistently mocks 16thC authority figures, and it does so echoing New Testament verbiage when appropriate. Good stuff. My edition also included a sequel, written after the original had become popular, and which purports to be by the same author as the first instalment (although it isn’t). That one was less fun: it’s less concerned with taking up overinflated authorities and more with illustrating the dog-eat-dog world that is everyday life. Everyone tries to out-con everyone else, and while that setup leads to more overt laughs, it’s a more diffuse approach as well. This section also indulges a little in fantastical nonsense when Lazaro is suddenly able to survive under water, which is a jarring break with the rest of the narrative.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Navertelling van de schelmenroman uit midden 16de eeuw. De humor is boertig en kluchtig ; Lazarillo is een echte antiheld en de episodische structuur van het verhaal doet sterk denken aan Apuleius. Vooral vrouwen en kerkelijke figuren spelen een naieve rol.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Navertelling van de schelmenroman uit midden 16de eeuw. De humor is boertig en kluchtig ; Lazarillo is een echte antiheld en de episodische structuur van het verhaal doet sterk denken aan Apuleius. Vooral vrouwen en kerkelijke figuren spelen een naieve rol.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I read this book because it is cited as possibly the first modern novel. It was written in the 1560s. Like many early books, it is written in the first person, somewhat like a letter addressed to the reader. This book tells the story of Lazaro, a poor young man who serves several different masters as he attempts to make his way in the world. It is, at times, critical of the clergy and government -- in the way Lazaro describes what is happening. It's a short book, worth reading if you appreciate the development of literature. It reminded me a little of Candide.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The tale of Lazaro, a boy who tries to survive by working for different people and what he does to survive his ordeal. It's very short which is part of the charm, but I'm not really sure if I will remember much of it (in time).
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    It was a really short reading. The author, anonymus, was really able to let me visualize Lázaro's life and sufferings. Also the footnotes of this edition really helped me to grasp the deeper meaning many of the passages have.