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100 1 _aPalacio Valdés, Armando,
_d1853-1938
245 1 0 _aRiverita
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-08-28
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Riverita" by Armando Palacio Valdés is a novel of customs written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Miguel, a young boy about to have a new mother as his father, Fernando, considers remarrying after the death of Miguel's mother. The initial focus is on the family dynamics and societal expectations surrounding marriage and motherhood, portrayed through Miguel's interaction with his uncle, Don Bernardo, and his subsequent experiences within the household. The opening of the novel introduces Miguel as he learns about his father's intention to remarry, a subject explained to him by his stern uncle, Don Bernardo. The dialogue sets the tone of the familial expectations and the challenges Miguel faces, both in understanding adult matters and navigating his childhood antics with his cousin Enrique. As the story unfolds, it captures the tensions within the household, the differing approaches to parenting displayed by his father and uncle, and hints at the emotional complexities of growing up in a high-society environment, where appearances and manners are of utmost importance. Miguel's interactions and the familial pressures surrounding him lay the groundwork for themes of childhood innocence versus adult responsibility and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSpanish fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29831
999 _c70679
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