Valera, Juan 1824-1905 creator text utu 2005 monographic es 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Pepita Jiménez" by Juan Valera is a novel published in 1874. A young seminarian returns to his Andalusian village for vacation before taking his vows, only to meet Pepita Jiménez, a twenty-year-old widow his father intends to marry. Through pastoral walks and intimate conversations, the devout young man feels his religious calling waver as an unexpected passion awakens. This psychological novel explores the conflict between spiritual devotion and natural desire, questioning whether love represents sin or life's truest calling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepita_Jim%C3%A9nez Release date is 2005-12-04 Produced by Chuck Greif Original publication data not identified Widows -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Spain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Seminarians -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17223 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17223 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133413.0 17223