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A lively, off‑beat tragedy unfolds in a remote village churchyard, where the gruff sacristan Pedro Gailó tends the fading candles and mutters prayers to himself. His routine is shattered when a wandering troupe of strangers— a restless couple and their small child, each bearing a different name— sets up beside the stone columns. Their sharp‑tongued banter and a bitter exchange over a missing child quickly draw the attention of the locals, exposing the tangled web of old grudges, dubious parentage and desperate survival.
The play’s humor is as biting as its sorrow, blending rustic dialect with witty insults and vivid, almost surreal character sketches. As Pedro attempts to impose moral order, Lucero and the fierce Poca Pena clash over duty, guilt and the fear of divine judgment. Their volatile dialogue hints at deeper secrets and a community teetering on the edge of chaos, inviting listeners to experience a richly textured portrait of provincial life where comedy and tragedy are inseparable.
Language
es
Duration
~1 hours (112K characters)
Series
Opera omnia. vol. XVII
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Spain: Imprenta Yagües, 1920.
Credits
Ramón Pajares Box. (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Digital Hispánica/Biblioteca Nacional de España.)
Release date
Feb 4, 2023
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1866–1936
A daring voice in modern Spanish literature, he reshaped the novel and the stage with musical prose, sharp satire, and a taste for the strange. Best known for the Sonatas and the later plays that led to his idea of esperpento, he remains one of Spain’s most distinctive writers.
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