Tristana

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Category: Literature · Subcategory: Literary street map · Year: 1892

Character and title of the work by Benito Pérez Galdós published in 1892. A novel that offers a critical analysis of the oppressive situation suffered by women at the end of the 19th century, analysing the petite bourgeoisie, showing us the power of a sordid and repressive society that, for fear of losing its privileges, subjugates and destroys those who rise against its mandates.

“She was young, pretty, slender, of an almost unbelievable whiteness, purely alabaster-like; cheeks without colour, black eyes more remarkable for being lively and bright than for their size, incredible eyebrows, as if drawn in an arch with the tip of a very fine brush; small and red mouth, with somewhat thick, round lips bursting with blood, as if they contained all that was lacking in the face; teeth, small, bits of curdled crystal; chestnut hair, not very abundant, shiny...”

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