Project Gutenberg 2012-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 297 Jiménez, Juan Ramón 1881 1958 Mantecón, Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecon, Juan Ramon Jimenez Platero y yo Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platero_and_I Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platero_y_yo Produced by Chuck Greif & Víctor Moné "Platero y yo" by Juan Ramón Jiménez is a lyrical narrative written in the early 20th century. This book is often classified as a prose poem, interweaving poetic elements with prose to evoke deep emotions. The story revolves around the friendship between the narrator and his beloved donkey, Platero, exploring themes of nature, childhood, and the simplicity of rural life. The narrative is structured as a series of vignettes that capture fleeting moments of beauty and sadness in the Andalusian landscape. Through the eyes of the narrator, we experience the joys of companionship with Platero, from playful adventures to serene reflections on life and death. The story is imbued with vivid imagery and rich sensory details, painting a tender portrait of a bygone era and the profound bond between man and animal. As the narrative unfolds, deeper themes of love, loss, and nostalgia emerge, particularly highlighted by Platero's eventual passing, which evokes a poignant sense of mourning and remembrance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. es Authors -- Fiction Donkeys -- Fiction Andalusia (Spain) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Poetry 116574 2025-06-16T04:41:57.953723 text/html 112577 2012-03-25T10:32:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 41944 2012-03-25T10:33:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105524 2025-06-16T04:42:03.427681 application/epub+zip 104797 2025-06-16T04:41:59.919693 application/epub+zip 104797 2025-06-16T04:41:58.636713 application/epub+zip 233208 2025-06-16T04:42:06.582659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192059 2025-06-16T04:42:02.703667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158009 2022-09-18T04:15:23.834882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93745 2025-06-16T04:41:57.474714 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 92248 2012-03-20T10:46:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37919 2012-03-25T10:33:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19472 2025-06-16T04:42:06.742648 application/rdf+xml 11368 2025-06-16T04:41:59.271680 image/jpeg 3116 2025-06-16T04:41:58.983674 image/jpeg 100636 2025-06-16T04:41:57.966699 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 en.wikipedia es.wikipedia