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100 1 _aOller, Narcís,
_d1846-1930
245 1 0 _aVilaniu
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilaniu_(novel%C2%B7la)
500 _aRelease date is 2025-04-23
508 _aEditor digital: Joan Queralt Gil
520 _a"Vilaniu: Novela de costums del nostre temps" by Narcís Oller is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book appears to center on the life and society of a provincial Catalan town, focusing in particular on the prominent Galcerán family, their associates, and the customs and social dynamics of Vilaniu. The main characters introduced include Don Pau Galcerán, his wife Isabel, her father the General, their children, and their friend Don Ramon Merly, with Albert, Don Ramon's son, presented as a sensitive young man facing a future shaped by family and societal expectations. The novel delves into themes of tradition, social ambition, family ties, and the tensions between rural and urban life. The opening of the novel provides a vivid and lively depiction of Vilaniu as it prepares for its biggest annual festival, with the entire town bustling in anticipation and inundated by visiting outsiders. Through bustling street scenes, preparations in homes and public spaces, conversations among travelers, and the arrival of the influential Galcerán family, the reader is introduced to the social hierarchy and intricate personal relationships that define village life. Special emphasis is placed on the tensions and hopes surrounding Albert’s return home from his studies in Barcelona, revealing his inner struggle with returning to small-town routines and expectations. These introductory pages establish the novel’s dual focus—on both community rituals and deeply personal dilemmas—laying the groundwork for a narrative rich in local color and psychological insight. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBarcelona: Estampa La Renaixensa, 1885
653 _aCatalan fiction
856 4 _uhttp://bdh-rd.bne.es/viewer.vm?id=0000200544&page=1
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75945
999 _c116670
_d116670