
In the quiet hills of northern Spain, the Ansar mill dominates the landscape, its wooden wheels turning with the rhythm of daily life. Here, Martín, the stoic miller, is drawn into an unexpected conversation with the charismatic Ignacio Malgor, who arrives with a purpose that stirs the air as much as the grain. Around them, Tomasa weaves her shawl, a young girl watches the flour cascade, and the community’s chatter hints at a name that carries both sweetness and danger.
The novel unfolds as the characters navigate the tangled web of desire, ambition, and hidden motives that swirl around the mysterious “Dulce Nombre.” As alliances form and old secrets surface, the simple act of grinding grain becomes a backdrop for larger questions of love, power, and destiny. Listeners will be swept into a world where every creak of the mill and every whispered rumor could change the course of the lives bound to its stone walls.
Language
es
Duration
~3 hours (220K characters)
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/Canadian Libraries)
Release date
2013-12-27
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1869–1955
A major voice in early 20th-century Spanish literature, she wrote vivid novels rooted in regional life, social conflict, and strong moral feeling. Her work brought her wide acclaim in Spain and repeated nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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