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Benito Pérez Galdós

Born

in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

May 10, 1843

Died

January 04, 1920

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Classics

Influences

Honoré de Balzac, Miguel de Cervantes, Charles Dickens, Émile Zola, Le ...more

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People know Spanish writer Benito Pérez Galdós especially for his Episodios Nacionales (1873-1912), a series of 46 historical novels.

Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Some authorities consider him second only to Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th century Spain.

Galdós was a prolific writer, publishing 31 novels, 46 Episodios Nacionales (National Episodes), 23 plays, and the equivalent of 20 volumes of shorter fiction, journalism and other writings. He remains popular in Spain, and galdosistas (Galdós researchers) considered him Spain's equal to Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy. As recently as 1950, few of his works were available translated to English, although he has slow ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 44,259 ratings · 3,939 reviews · 858 distinct works • Similar authors

	Marianela 3.68 avg rating — 11,543 ratings — published 1878 — 511 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trafalgar 3.92 avg rating — 3,521 ratings — published 1873 — 365 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doña Perfecta 3.65 avg rating — 3,149 ratings — published 1876 — 482 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fortunata and Jacinta by Benito Pérez Galdós, Agnes Moncy Gullón (Translator) 4.25 avg rating — 2,452 ratings — published 1887 — 210 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tristana 3.65 avg rating — 2,377 ratings — published 1892 — 197 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Misericordia by Benito Pérez Galdós, Luciano García Lorenzo (Editor) 3.85 avg rating — 2,237 ratings — published 1897 — 274 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tormento 3.61 avg rating — 1,361 ratings — published 1884 — 124 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miau 3.77 avg rating — 1,253 ratings — published 1888 — 170 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fortunata y Jacinta I 4.39 avg rating — 1,006 ratings — published 1887 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El 19 de marzo y el 2 de mayo 4.06 avg rating — 1,024 ratings — published 1873 — 149 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Benito Pérez Galdós

Episodios Nacionales, Primera Serie (10 books)
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3.91 avg rating — 9,181 ratings

Episodios Nacionales, Segunda Serie (10 books)
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Benito Pérez Galdós

3.74 avg rating — 1,565 ratings

Episodios Nacionales, Tercera Serie (10 books)
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3.73 avg rating — 866 ratings

Episodios Nacionales, Cuarta Serie (10 books)
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3.70 avg rating — 544 ratings

Episodios nacionales (5 books)
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4.33 avg rating — 303 ratings

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Quotes by Benito Pérez Galdós (?)

“La experiencia es una llama que no alumbra sino quemando.”
― Benito Pérez Galdós

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“El verdadero amor, el sólido y durable, nace del trato; lo demás es invención de los poetas, de los músicos y demás gente holgazana.”
― Benito Pérez Galdós

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“Los ciegos serían felices en este país, que para la lengua es paraíso y para los ojos infierno.”
― Benito Pérez Galdós, Doña Perfecta

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1Q84 - Haruki Murakami

5 votes, 17.2%

Cryptonomicon Neal Stephenson

5 votes, 17.2%

Memory of Fire Eduardo Galeano

5 votes, 17.2%

A Fine Balance Rohinton Mistry

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Testament of Youth -Vera Brittain

2 votes, 6.9%

The Portrait of a Lady Henry James

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Parade's End - Ford Madox Ford

1 vote, 3.4%

Of Human Bondage W. Somerset Maugham

1 vote, 3.4%

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Haruki Murakami

1 vote, 3.4%

The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll - Álvaro Mutis

1 vote, 3.4%

Fortunata y Jacinta - Benito Pérez Galdós

1 vote, 3.4%

The Goldfinch Donna Tartt

1 vote, 3.4%

Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens

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Daniel Deronda -George Eliot

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Celestial Harmonies - Péter Esterházy

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The Betrothed - Alessandro Manzoni

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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Herman Melville

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The Discovery of Heaven Harry Mulisch 1Q84

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Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon

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The Red and the Black Stendhal

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The Magic Mountain Thomas Mann

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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Laurence Sterne

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Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray

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Berlin Alexanderplatz Alfred Döblin

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The Golden Notebook Doris Lessing

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Lost Illusions Honoré de Balzac

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The Sorrow of Belgium Hugo Claus

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29 total votes

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