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100 1 _aPalacio Valdés, Armando,
_d1853-1938
245 1 3 _aLa Espuma :
_bObras completas de D. Armando Palacio Valdés, Tomo 7.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-03-01
508 _aProduced by Stan Goodman, Virginia Paque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"La Espuma" by Armando Palacio Valdés is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story is set in Madrid and centers around the lives of high society, introducing a range of characters who navigate their social contexts, romantic entanglements, and the intricacies of their relationships. The opening of "La Espuma" establishes a vivid scene on a sunny afternoon in Madrid's Serrano street, where a beautifully dressed lady catches the attention of passersby. As she walks with a sense of pride and distaste for the attention, she attracts the gaze of a young admirer, setting into motion a series of uncomfortable encounters between them. This initial tension builds as the woman, later identified as Clementina, tries to shake off her youthful pursuer while we are simultaneously introduced to a larger social framework of characters gathered in the home of the Calderón family. The interactions among these characters hint at underlying themes of social rivalry, courtship, and the playful yet serious dynamics of love and relationships that characterize the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSatire
653 _aSpanish fiction
653 _aMadrid (Spain) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11529
999 _c52975
_d52975