La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
by Anónimo
About La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes by Anónimo is a medium read in Spanish (adventure, satire, classics). It takes about 1 h 40 min at 200 words per minute, a comfortable pace for language learners. The book is in the public domain and comes from Project Gutenberg.
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Main characters in La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
Lázaro de Tormes writes a letter explaining how he came to his present life, telling the story of his poor childhood and his service to a series of masters, including a cruel blind man, a stingy priest and a proud, penniless squire. It is the first picaresque novel in Spanish.
Lázaro de Tormes
The narrator, a clever boy who learns to survive by his wits.
The blind man
Lázaro's first master, who teaches him to be cunning.
The priest of Maqueda
A stingy cleric who keeps Lázaro almost starving.
The squire
A poor nobleman who pretends to be rich, and whom Lázaro ends up feeding.
The pardoner
A dishonest seller of indulgences.
The Archpriest of San Salvador
The cleric whose servant Lázaro marries at the end of the story.
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- How many words are in La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes?
- La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes by Anónimo has about 20,000 words. At 200 words per minute, a comfortable pace for language learners, it takes about 1 h 40 min to read.
- Who are the main characters in La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes?
- The main characters are Lázaro de Tormes, The blind man, The priest of Maqueda, The squire, The pardoner and The Archpriest of San Salvador.
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- Yes. La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes is in the public domain, and you can read it free in Spanish on PolyglotReader with inline translation, word lookup and audio.
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