Los Caminos del Mundo

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Los Caminos del Mundo

by Pío Baroja

ES·~6 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total
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6:13:58

Description

A vivid tapestry of early‑19th‑century adventure unfolds through three tightly knit tales, each bearing the restless spirit of a man who lived on the edge of history. In the first story, a well‑kept journal of a Spanish officer turned exile reveals love, hunger, plague, and philosophical musings that echo the turmoil of a continent reshaped by war. The second narrative plunges the listener into a shadowy conspiracy, where secret societies and whispered plots threaten the fragile peace of a newly liberated land. Finally, a scorching episode from a frontier outpost paints the harsh realities of life on the edge of the Mexican wilderness, where danger and destiny collide.

Through a narrator who blends personal recollection with a scholar’s eye, the book captures the ordinary pauses between heroic deeds—the quiet moments in prisons, the lingering boredom of garrisons, and the fleeting comforts of friendship. Listeners will be drawn into the restless currents of ambition, loyalty, and survival, all rendered in a voice that feels both intimate and timeless.

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Language

es

Duration

~6 hours (359K characters)

Series

Memorias de un hombre de acción, tomo 3

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Carlos Colón, University of Toronto and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2015-06-25

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Pío Baroja

Pío Baroja

1872–1956

A leading voice of Spain’s Generation of ’98, he wrote sharp, restless novels that looked hard at modern life and the people pushed to its edges. Before literature took over, he even trained and worked as a doctor for a short time.

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