Project Gutenberg 2008-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 278 Pereda, José María de 1833 1906 Pereda, Jose Maria de Porrúa, José María de Pereda y Sánchez Sánchez Porrúa, José María de Pereda y De Pereda, José María Porrua, Jose Maria de Pereda y Sanchez Peñas arriba Produced by Chuck Greif "Peñas arriba" by José María de Pereda is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the letters exchanged between the protagonist and his uncle, with the protagonist reflecting on their family background and the call to return to his ancestral home amid a backdrop of loss and contemplation over life’s trials. The story hints at themes such as family ties, the contrast between urban and rural life, and a search for belonging. At the start of the novel, the unnamed narrator receives a heartfelt letter from his uncle, Celso, inviting him to Tablanca, the family homestead in the mountains after the loss of his father and the absence of his sister. The uncle shares his life story, rife with personal losses, and expresses a longing for companionship in his old age. The protagonist, who has lived a comfortable and affluent life in urban settings, contemplates the contrast between his current life and what his uncle represents—the rugged, rural existence filled with hardships but also a deeper connection to family and land. As he wrestles with his feelings regarding the invitation, an inner conflict arises about his identity and the life choices before him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. es Spanish fiction -- 19th century PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 820423 2025-06-10T06:23:52.531124 text/html 927747 2019-02-03T09:33:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 328528 2019-02-03T09:33:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 390083 2025-06-10T06:24:01.923094 application/epub+zip 402703 2025-06-10T06:23:54.794117 application/epub+zip 402703 2025-06-10T06:23:53.408127 application/epub+zip 670323 2025-06-10T06:24:08.039090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 636645 2025-06-10T06:24:01.016113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603887 2022-09-11T08:28:23.978462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 802873 2025-06-10T06:23:51.693126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 785173 2019-02-03T09:33:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 311935 2019-02-03T09:33:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18852 2025-06-10T06:24:08.174045 application/rdf+xml 12330 2025-06-10T06:23:53.942120 image/jpeg 3386 2025-06-10T06:23:53.672110 image/jpeg 383659 2025-06-10T06:23:52.613114 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