Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

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Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

1867–1928

A fiery Spanish novelist and political activist, he turned the life of Valencia and the upheavals of his era into vivid, fast-moving fiction. International fame followed when works like The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse reached huge audiences and inspired major film adaptations.

61 Audiobooks

La Barraca

La Barraca

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La Tierra de Todos

La Tierra de Todos

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Entre naranjos

Entre naranjos

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Mare nostrum

Mare nostrum

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)

Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La reina Calafia (novela)

La reina Calafia (novela)

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Oriente

Oriente

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Arroz y tartana

Arroz y tartana

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Cañas y barro: Novela

Cañas y barro: Novela

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Flor de mayo

Flor de mayo

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Los cuatro jinetes del apocalipsis

Los cuatro jinetes del apocalipsis

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 9/9

La araña negra, t. 9/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 8/9

La araña negra, t. 8/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)

The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La Catedral

La Catedral

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Argentina, Legend and History

Argentina, Legend and History

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Carlos O. (Carlos Octavio) Bunge, Luis María Drago, Juana Manuela Gorriti, Pedro Goyena, Juan María Gutiérrez, Pedro Lacasa, Lucio Vicente López, Vicente Fidel López, Vicente López y Planes, Bartolomé Mitre, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Marcos Sastre

Sangre y arena

Sangre y arena

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel

Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La voz de la conseja, t.2 Selección de las mejores novelas breves y cuentos de los más esclarecidos literatos

La voz de la conseja, t.2 Selección de las mejores novelas breves y cuentos de los más esclarecidos literatos

by Joaquín Álvarez Quintero, Serafín Álvarez Quintero, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, José Echegaray, Concha Espina, Wenceslao Fernández-Flórez, Gutiérrez Gamero, Antonio de Hoyos y Vinent, J. (José) Ortega Munilla, Alvaro Retana, Diego San José, Bernardo Morales San Martín, Felipe Trigo

The Blood of the Arena

The Blood of the Arena

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Sónnica la cortesana: Novela

Sónnica la cortesana: Novela

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Last Lion, and Other Tales

The Last Lion, and Other Tales

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Novelas de la Costa Azul

Novelas de la Costa Azul

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Los muertos mandan

Los muertos mandan

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La bodega

La bodega

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La tentatrice

La tentatrice

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La horda

La horda

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La condenada (cuentos)

La condenada (cuentos)

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Contes espagnols d'amour et de mort

Contes espagnols d'amour et de mort

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La maja desnuda

La maja desnuda

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 6/9

La araña negra, t. 6/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 4/9

La araña negra, t. 4/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Los enemigos de la mujer

Los enemigos de la mujer

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Cuentos valencianos

Cuentos valencianos

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La familia de Doctor Pedraza

La familia de Doctor Pedraza

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Temptress (La tierra de todos)

The Temptress (La tierra de todos)

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Sónnica

Sónnica

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

El intruso

El intruso

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Luna Benamor

Luna Benamor

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Los argonautas

Los argonautas

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Shadow of the Cathedral

The Shadow of the Cathedral

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Cabin [La barraca]

The Cabin [La barraca]

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 2/9

La araña negra, t. 2/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Les morts commandent : roman

Les morts commandent : roman

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

El papa del mar

El papa del mar

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

El paraiso de las mujeres Novela

El paraiso de las mujeres Novela

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 5/9

La araña negra, t. 5/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

El préstamo de la difunta

El préstamo de la difunta

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 1/9

La araña negra, t. 1/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 3/9

La araña negra, t. 3/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 7/9

La araña negra, t. 7/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Les quatre cavaliers de l'apocalypse

Les quatre cavaliers de l'apocalypse

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

About the author

Born in Valencia in 1867, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez built a remarkable career as a writer, journalist, and republican politician. He studied law, but public life and literature quickly took over, and he became known for his outspoken political activism as well as his energy on the page.

His early novels are closely tied to the landscapes and people of Valencia, especially fishermen, farmers, and urban families. Writing in a realist and naturalist vein, he combined strong storytelling with social criticism, and later gained worldwide attention for books connected with the First World War, above all The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Blasco Ibáñez spent much of his life in motion, traveling widely and writing prolifically until his death in Menton, France, in 1928, just one day before his sixty-first birthday. In the English-speaking world, his name has endured in part because Hollywood adapted several of his novels, helping carry his work far beyond Spain.