Project Gutenberg 2019-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 269 Pérez de Ayala, Ramón 1880 1962 Perez de Ayala, Ramon Cuevas, Plotino Ayala, Ramón Pérez de De Ayala, Ramón Pérez La pata de la raposa (Novela) Produced by Ramon Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "La pata de la raposa" by Ramón Pérez de Ayala is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the decaying town of Pilares, where the atmosphere is suffused with a sense of melancholy and nostalgia, reflecting the societal transitions of its time. The book explores themes of ambition and the quest for identity through the lives of its characters, such as Manolo, a humble servant with aspirations of becoming a writer, and Alberto, a disillusioned artist wrestling with his choices and emotional entanglements. At the start of the novel, the scene is set on a late summer afternoon in 1905, capturing the tranquil yet somber ambiance of the town as its inhabitants begin to withdraw for the season. We meet Teresuca, a lively servant who flirts with Manolo, revealing their budding romance amidst the backdrop of the city’s silence. The narrative shifts to Alberto, waking up from a drunken stupor, contemplating his life choices and artistic pursuits. Through Alberto’s introspection and the interactions between characters, the opening portion introduces a world filled with both mundane routines and deeper existential musings, establishing a foundation for the unfolding drama and character dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. es Spanish fiction -- 20th century PQ Text Category: Novels 512751 2025-06-24T04:09:23.217688 text/html 515132 2019-07-15T18:51:48 text/html 283389 2025-06-24T04:09:34.251615 application/epub+zip 281703 2025-06-24T04:09:25.218674 application/epub+zip 278851 2025-06-24T04:09:24.248711 application/epub+zip 403029 2025-06-24T04:09:40.754601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356083 2025-06-24T04:09:33.289615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352452 2022-09-27T04:39:16.958329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451735 2025-06-24T04:09:21.539718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 451569 2019-07-15T18:51:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19216 2025-06-24T04:09:40.929571 application/rdf+xml 8001 2025-06-24T04:09:24.368629 image/jpeg 2357 2025-06-24T04:09:24.307667 image/jpeg 184357 2019-07-15T18:51:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 207397 2019-07-15T18:51:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 215007 2025-06-24T04:09:23.271686 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