02320cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000430011324500130015626400510016930000470022033600260026733700260029333800360031950000310035550801090038652012670049553400450176265300230180765300300183065300390186065300230189985600430192299900170196533474UtSlPG20260610133749.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aes2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aBlasco Ibáñez, Vicente,d1867-192813aLa horda 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-08-20  aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net)  a"La horda" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel written in the early 20th century. This work delves into themes of poverty, survival, and the harsh realities of urban life in Spain during that era. The story seems to follow Isidro Maltrana, a young man struggling with the complexities of life, social class, and his aspirations amidst the backdrop of a city bustling with the hurried movements of laborers and vendors.  At the start of the novel, the scene is set in the early hours of the morning at a bustling marketplace in Madrid, where carts laden with wares arrive in the rain. The vivid descriptions introduce various characters, including the weary muleteers seeking to sell their goods and the young reporter Isidro Maltrana. As the daybreak reveals the city, we catch a glimpse of the struggles of the working class, their interactions, and the sense of urgency surrounding their daily activities. Maltrana is depicted as a thoughtful but impoverished youth, caught between his simplifying existence and the higher ideals he yearns to pursue. The opening captures the vibrancy and despair of life in an industrializing society, foreshadowing the depth of social commentary that will unfold in the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAuthors -- Fiction  aMadrid (Spain) -- Fiction  aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction  aPoverty -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33474  c74320d74320