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LA HERMANA SAN SULPICIO - OBRAS COMPLETAS
D. ARMANDO PALACIO VALDÉS
The story opens with a candid confession from a young Galician physician, fresh from the quiet village of Bollo, who arrives in bustling Madrid to complete his doctorate. Instead of labs and lectures, he finds himself pulled into the lively world of café culture, where poets and playwrights sip bitter coffee while trading jokes about academics and theatre. Their relentless chatter about staged comedies and the absurdities of court productions quickly turns the city into a stage of its own, and our narrator, embarrassed yet intrigued, begins to question his own path.
Amid this whirl of literary banter, he encounters the enigmatic Sister San Sulpicio, a figure who seems to embody both devotion and mystery. Their first meetings are charged with humor and curiosity, setting the tone for an uneasy attraction that will steer his days in Madrid. As he navigates the contrasts between his scientific upbringing and the vibrant, sometimes chaotic, world of art, the narrator offers a witty, observant lens on love, ambition, and the search for identity.
Language
es
Duration
~11 hours (675K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2010-01-18
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1853–1938
Known for warm, observant novels about everyday Spanish life, this Asturian writer helped bring realism to a wide audience. His fiction often blends social detail, regional color, and a quietly humane view of people and their struggles.
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