Project Gutenberg 2025-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 214 Oller, Narcís 1846 1930 Moragas, Narciso Oller y Oller, Narciso Vilaniu : $b Novela de costums del nostre temps $aBarcelona :$bEstampa La Renaixensa, $c1885. https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilaniu_(novel%C2%B7la) Editor digital: Joan Queralt Gil "Vilaniu: Novela de costums del nostre temps" by Narcís Oller is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book appears to center on the life and society of a provincial Catalan town, focusing in particular on the prominent Galcerán family, their associates, and the customs and social dynamics of Vilaniu. The main characters introduced include Don Pau Galcerán, his wife Isabel, her father the General, their children, and their friend Don Ramon Merly, with Albert, Don Ramon's son, presented as a sensitive young man facing a future shaped by family and societal expectations. The novel delves into themes of tradition, social ambition, family ties, and the tensions between rural and urban life. The opening of the novel provides a vivid and lively depiction of Vilaniu as it prepares for its biggest annual festival, with the entire town bustling in anticipation and inundated by visiting outsiders. Through bustling street scenes, preparations in homes and public spaces, conversations among travelers, and the arrival of the influential Galcerán family, the reader is introduced to the social hierarchy and intricate personal relationships that define village life. Special emphasis is placed on the tensions and hopes surrounding Albert’s return home from his studies in Barcelona, revealing his inner struggle with returning to small-town routines and expectations. These introductory pages establish the novel’s dual focus—on both community rituals and deeply personal dilemmas—laying the groundwork for a narrative rich in local color and psychological insight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000200544&page=1 20250411111746oller 1885 ES Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. ca Catalan fiction PC Text Category: Novels 567996 2025-09-30T05:45:54.062977 text/html 543477 2025-04-23T14:35:08 text/html 361571 2025-09-30T05:45:59.537018 application/epub+zip 370869 2025-09-30T05:45:54.907960 application/epub+zip 302847 2025-09-30T05:45:54.475024 application/epub+zip 517878 2025-09-30T05:46:03.401960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493858 2025-09-30T05:45:59.175002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541180 2025-09-30T05:45:53.327046 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 521453 2025-04-23T14:35:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16156 2025-09-30T05:46:03.528938 application/rdf+xml 8759 2025-09-30T05:45:54.583006 image/jpeg 1946 2025-09-30T05:45:54.529980 image/jpeg 323171 2025-09-30T05:45:54.115024 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 ca.wikipedia