Project Gutenberg 2013-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 361 Baroja, Pío 1872 1956 Baroja, Pio Nessi, Pío Baroja y La lucha por la vida: La busca Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_lucha_por_la_vida Produced by Carlos Colon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries (http://link.library.utoronto.ca/booksonline/).) "La lucha por la vida: La busca" by Pío Baroja is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores the challenges of life through the lens of its characters, including Manuel, as they navigate the struggles of existence in a harsh urban environment. It delves into themes of poverty, social dynamics, and the complex relationships between individuals in a world marked by desperation and survival. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the setting of a boarding house where diverse characters reside, including the patron, Doña Casiana, and her servants. The narrative is characterized by a vibrant depiction of nightly life, with the sounds of the area interspersing with conversations about money and relationships amid the daily struggles of the inhabitants. As Manuel arrives in Madrid after leaving his family, the dynamics of the boarding house unfold, revealing the tensions and aspirations of its residents alongside Manuel's own acclimatization to the city's hustle and bustle. The opening sets the tone for a story rich in social commentary and the fight for survival within societal constraints. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43432/43432-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. es Spanish fiction -- 20th century PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 449702 2025-06-17T14:09:32.533656 text/html 465409 2024-01-31T10:31:56 text/html 248193 2025-06-17T14:09:40.121654 application/epub+zip 252873 2025-06-17T14:09:33.809657 application/epub+zip 242206 2025-06-17T14:09:33.142676 application/epub+zip 406205 2025-06-17T14:09:45.025639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361885 2025-06-17T14:09:39.467630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327147 2022-09-19T19:21:02.097183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403534 2025-06-17T14:09:30.908667 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 403333 2024-01-31T08:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17021 2025-06-17T14:09:45.199615 application/rdf+xml 9490 2025-06-17T14:09:33.291672 image/jpeg 2367 2025-06-17T14:09:33.217651 image/jpeg 227114 2025-06-17T14:09:32.581677 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