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100 1 _aBlasco Ibáñez, Vicente,
_d1867-1928
245 1 0 _aLuna Benamor
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-06-19
505 0 _aLuna Benamor -- The toad -- Compassion -- Luxury -- Rabies -- The windfall -- The last lion.
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif
520 _a"Luna Benamor" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Luis Aguirre, a young Spanish diplomat who is on the cusp of beginning his career as a consul in Australia but finds himself captivated by the exotic mix of cultures in Gibraltar and, particularly, by a young Jewish woman named Luna Benamor. The novel explores themes of love across cultural divides, identity, and the pressures of societal expectations. At the start of the narrative, Aguirre arrives in Gibraltar, where he is immediately struck by the vibrant and chaotic mingling of various cultures and races. While he prepares for his diplomatic mission, he becomes enamored with Luna, who emerges as a striking symbol of the complexities of love and belonging. Their interactions reveal a budding romantic connection rooted in fascination and social barriers, as Aguirre grapples with his status and the expectations that come with it. Luna, on the other hand, is torn between her family's wishes and her emerging feelings for Aguirre, setting the stage for a poignant exploration of the challenges posed by love that traverses cultural and religious boundaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFiction
700 1 _aGoldberg, Isaac,
_d1887-1938
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21870
999 _c63014
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