El Buscón
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El Buscón (full title Historia de la vida del Buscón, llamado Don Pablos, ejemplo de vagamundos y espejo de tacaños (literally: History of the life of the Swindler, called Don Pablos, model for hobos and mirror of misers); translated as Paul the Sharper or The Scavenger and The Swindler) is a picaresque novel by Francisco de Quevedo. It was written around 1604 (the exact date of completion is not known) and published in 1626 by a press in Zaragoza (without Quevedo's permission[1]), though it had circulated in manuscript form previous to that.[2]
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Author | Francisco de Quevedo |
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Original title | Historia de la vida del Buscón, llamado Don Pablos, ejemplo de vagamundos y espejo de tacaños |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Genre | Picaresque, Satire |
Publisher | Pedro Verges |
Publication date | 1626 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
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