Wednesday, September 14, 2011

summer reading group: haiku version

Novels:

generally
Realist novels
Summarized in five short words:
Chase "true love" and die.

San Manuel Bueno, mártir (Unamuno)
Most say he's a saint;
Angela reveals his doubts.
Is she trustworthy?

Doña Perfecta (Pérez Galdós)
Pepe falls in love.
He's a skeptic! Mom objects.
He dies; she goes mad.


Los pasos de Ulloa (Pardo Bazán)
Naive priest's mistakes
Ruin life for saintly girl.
Incest might result.

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