Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 205 Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente 1867 1928 Ibáñez, Vicente Blasco Blasco Ibanez, Vicente El paraiso de las mujeres Novela Produced by Stan Goodman, Virginia Paque and PG Distributed Proofreaders "El paraíso de las mujeres" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores themes of gender dynamics and societal norms through the unusual lens of an encounter with a fantastical society of smaller beings. At its heart is the character Edwin Gillespie, a young engineer from New York, who finds himself navigating both the complexities of love and the absurdity of a new, parallel world. The beginning of the novel introduces us to Gillespie on a melancholic journey from the United States to Australia. He reflects on love and loss, particularly regarding his feelings for Margaret Haynes, a wealthy young woman. As the narrative unfolds, he experiences a traumatic shipwreck, leading him to a mysterious island inhabited by diminutive beings reminiscent of those from "Gulliver's Travels." Awakening among these inhabitants, he quickly realizes that he is perceived as a giant in their eyes, setting the stage for his exploration of this strange society, which challenges his understanding of gender roles and power dynamics. The opening effectively builds suspense and curiosity, drawing readers into Gillespie's plight as he confronts his new reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es Women -- Fiction Engineers -- Fiction Spanish fiction -- 20th century PQ Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 637358 2025-06-20T00:52:05.651486 text/html 637301 637195 2024-11-05T06:39:37.927743 2023-10-05T07:10:39.300310 text/html text/html 309133 2025-06-20T00:52:25.842366 application/epub+zip 320678 2025-06-20T00:52:15.057444 application/epub+zip 310525 2025-06-20T00:52:09.541397 application/epub+zip 537676 2025-06-20T00:52:35.590310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504224 2025-06-20T00:52:25.000316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479631 2022-09-05T10:08:27.944908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590319 2025-06-20T00:52:04.981421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 570515 2024-10-28T18:10:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12370 2025-06-20T00:52:35.745287 application/rdf+xml 10573 2025-06-20T00:52:14.256381 image/jpeg 2839 2025-06-20T00:52:13.971410 image/jpeg 305897 2025-06-20T00:52:05.709447 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog es.wikipedia en.wikipedia