The City of the Discreet

Name: The City of the Discreet
Author: Pio Baroja

by Pio Baroja

Novel of intrigue and self-discovery in Madrid's discrete and hidden social circles

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Pio Baroja

Spanish novelist and the most important Spanish fiction writer of the Generation of 98. His pessimistic, energetically plotted novels, including Zalacain el aventurero and The Tree of Knowledge, shaped 20th-century Spanish fiction.

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Zalacain el aventureroPicaresque adventure of a rogue in rural Spain during conflict and social change
The Tree of KnowledgePhilosophical novel examining knowledge, science, and ideological conflict in Spain
The Struggle for LifeDarwinian exploration of human struggle for survival in Spanish society
Memoirs of a Man of ActionSpanish novel following an adventurer's memoirs reflecting on action and politics