In the history of letters, Emilia Pardo Bazán is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Emilia Pardo Bazán as Spanish author, editor (1851–1922).
Emilia Pardo Bazán was born in 1851. Her recorded nationality is Spain.
The nineteenth century was the age of the serialised novel and mass literacy; writers reached audiences of a size never seen before.
She worked as essayist, literary critic and novelist.
The writing is recorded in Spanish and English.
Her best-known work is La cuestión palpitante. A writer's real subject usually becomes visible only across the whole body of work.
That the work was written from Spain matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Emilia Pardo Bazán died in 1921, aged 70. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Notable work: La cuestión palpitante
