La Catedral: Novela V. Blasco Ibanez 1919 fine leather binding
340p.Valencia: Prometeo, [1919?]. Text in Spanish.
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La Catedral (The Cathedral) is a 1903 novel by Spanish author Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, set in Toledo, Spain, that explores themes of tradition, social conflict, and redemption through the story of Gabriel Luna, a former seminarian who returns to his hometown and clashes with the established order, particularly within the cathedral where his brother works. The narrative contrasts the grandeur of the cathedral with the lives of its inhabitants, focusing on Gabriel's revolutionary ideas and his struggle with personal demons, family conflicts, and the rigid social structures of the time.