Ángel Guerra | Ángel Guerra

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Author: Benito PérezGaldós
First Published: 1890
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Political and religious tragedy
Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
Setting: Madrid and Toledo
Principal Characters: Angel Guerra, Dona Sales, Encarnacion (Cion), Lorenza (Lere), Aristides Garcia Babel, Fausto Garcia Babel, Dulcenombre (Dulce) Babel, Padre Casado
Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Political fiction
Subjects: Self-discovery, Revolutionaries, Crime or criminals, Nineteenth century, Priests, Spain or Spanish people, Nuns
Locales: Spain

Angel Guerra, thirty years old and a widower, father of an adored daughter Encarnacion, had spent an unhappy childhood. An idealist, he had turned to the revolutionists, thinking that if everything were overthrown life could be improved in the rebuilding. His mother, Dona Sales, disapproved of him and treated him like a child, even after he was married. An extremely rich woman, she tried to starve her liberal-minded son into submission to her wishes, but she managed only to drive him into the company of advocates of violence, the Babels.

Ángel Guerra | Ángel Guerra

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