Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

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Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

1867–1928

A fiery Spanish novelist, journalist, and politician, he brought the energy of Valencia and the drama of public life into fiction that reached readers around the world. His stories of passion, conflict, and social change later helped inspire major Hollywood films.

62 Audiobooks

La Barraca

La Barraca

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La Tierra de Todos

La Tierra de Todos

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)

Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Flor de mayo

Flor de mayo

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Entre naranjos

Entre naranjos

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Mare nostrum

Mare nostrum

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La reina Calafia (novela)

La reina Calafia (novela)

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Arroz y tartana

Arroz y tartana

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Oriente

Oriente

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

Los cuatro jinetes del apocalipsis

Los cuatro jinetes del apocalipsis

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)

The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Cuentos valencianos

Cuentos valencianos

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

La Catedral

La Catedral

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 4/9

La araña negra, t. 4/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel

Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel

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

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

La maja desnuda

La maja desnuda

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Novelas de la Costa Azul

Novelas de la Costa Azul

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Last Lion, and Other Tales

The Last Lion, and Other Tales

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Sangre y arena

Sangre y arena

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Blood of the Arena

The Blood of the Arena

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La tentatrice

La tentatrice

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Sónnica la cortesana: Novela

Sónnica la cortesana: Novela

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La horda

La horda

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 6/9

La araña negra, t. 6/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Los muertos mandan

Los muertos mandan

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Contes espagnols d'amour et de mort

Contes espagnols d'amour et de mort

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Cabin [La barraca]

The Cabin [La barraca]

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La condenada (cuentos)

La condenada (cuentos)

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La bodega

La bodega

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Los enemigos de la mujer

Los enemigos de la mujer

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 2/9

La araña negra, t. 2/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Temptress (La tierra de todos)

The Temptress (La tierra de todos)

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

El intruso

El intruso

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La familia de Doctor Pedraza

La familia de Doctor Pedraza

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Sónnica

Sónnica

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Luna Benamor

Luna Benamor

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

The Shadow of the Cathedral

The Shadow of the Cathedral

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Los argonautas

Los argonautas

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

El paraiso de las mujeres Novela

El paraiso de las mujeres Novela

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

La araña negra, t. 5/9

La araña negra, t. 5/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 7/9

La araña negra, t. 7/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

El préstamo de la difunta

El préstamo de la difunta

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 3/9

La araña negra, t. 3/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Les quatre cavaliers de l'apocalypse

Les quatre cavaliers de l'apocalypse

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

La araña negra, t. 1/9

La araña negra, t. 1/9

by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

About the author

Born in Valencia on January 29, 1867, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez became one of Spain's best-known writers of the early 20th century. He was not only a novelist but also a journalist, editor, and republican politician, and that public life gave his work a strong sense of urgency and movement.

His early fiction is closely tied to the landscapes and people of Valencia, often drawing on fishermen, farmers, and everyday urban life. Later, his fame spread internationally through novels such as The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and Blood and Sand, books whose vivid storytelling and dramatic sweep made them especially popular beyond Spain.

Blasco Ibáñez died in Menton, France, on January 28, 1928, just one day before his 61st birthday. Today he is remembered as a writer with a bold, cinematic style and a life that was almost as eventful as his novels.