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Pedro de Répide
1882–1948
A vivid guide to old Madrid, this Spanish writer and journalist turned the city’s streets, customs, and characters into living literature. His work blends local color, history, and an affectionate eye for everyday life.
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La voz de la conseja, t.1 Selección de las mejores novelas breves y cuentos de los más esclarecidos literatos
by Pío Baroja, Jacinto Benavente, Rubén Darío, Joaquín Dicenta, Ricardo León, Pedro Mata, José Nogales, Armando Palacio Valdés, condesa de Emilia Pardo Bazán, Benito Pérez Galdós, Pedro de Répide, Arturo Reyes, Miguel de Unamuno
About the author
Born in Madrid in 1882, Pedro de Répide was a Spanish writer and journalist whose work became closely tied to the life and memory of the city. He studied law, philosophy, and the humanities, published at a young age, and later built a reputation as a keen observer of Madrid’s people, neighborhoods, and traditions.
He is especially remembered as a chronicler of Madrid and as an important voice in writing about the city’s popular customs and atmosphere. Much of his literary work returned again and again to Madrid, capturing its streets, ceremonies, and social life with warmth and detail.
Répide also served as an official chronicler of Madrid, a role that suited his lifelong interest in preserving the character of the city he knew so well. He died in Madrid in 1948, leaving behind books and articles that still matter to readers interested in the history and soul of the Spanish capital.