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Tales of Count Lucanor (Old Spanish: Libro de los enxiemplos del Conde Lucanor et de Patronio) is a collection of parables written in 1335 by Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena. It is one of the earliest works of prose in Castilian Spanish. The book is divided into five parts.
Cuento is a Spanish word meaning literally "story" or "tale". Cuento may specifically refer to folk tales, a category of folklore that includes stories passed down through oral tradition. The word cuento may also be used as a verb to say "tell", as if you are "telling" a story ("Cuento").
San Manuel Bueno, mártir (1931) is a short novel by Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936). It experiments with changes of narrator as well as minimalism of action and of description, and as such has been described as a nivola, a literary genre invented by Unamuno to describe his work.
The Book of Good Love is a varied and extensive composition of 1728 stanzas, centering on the fictitious autobiography of Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita.Today three manuscripts of the work survive: the Toledo (T) and Gayoso (G) manuscripts originating from the fourteenth century, and the Salamanca (S) manuscript copied at the start of the fifteenth century by Alonso de Paradinas.
Anti-capitalism [2]; Theatre of the Oppressed [2]; Dehumanization [5]; The importance of spoken language [1] [2] [6]. The contrast between human speech and the barking required of the man in his job as a watchdog could hardly be more stark, and at the end of the story he has entirely lost the ability to speak.
Cuéntame un cuento (English: Tell me a story) is a Spanish anthology television series. It consists of twisted remakes of traditional fairy tales in a modern-day setting. In 2018, the American television series Tell Me a Story, based on Cuéntame un cuento, premiered. [1] [2]
Rivera said he had trouble getting his works published at first, and said some of his manuscripts were probably rejected because he was Chicano.Rivera sent manuscripts everywhere and he said he received "thousands" of rejections before winning the Quinto Sol award and publishing his novel the subsequent year.
A Perfect Story (Spanish: Un cuento perfecto) is a Spanish romantic comedy television miniseries based on the novel by Elísabet Benavent. It stars Anna Castillo and Álvaro Mel . It was released on Netflix on 28 July 2023.