Pagine1851–1921 · A Coruña, Galicia, Spain · also known as Pardo Bazán
Emilia Pardo Bazán brought naturalism into Spanish fiction and fought all her life for women’s education. The House of Ulloa (Los pazos de Ulloa, 1886), set on a decaying Galician estate, is her best-known novel. She wrote hundreds of short stories, and in 1916 became the first woman to hold a chair of literature at the university in Madrid.
Begin with The House of Ulloa.
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Emilia Pardo Bazán brought naturalism into Spanish fiction and fought all her life for women’s education. The House of Ulloa (Los pazos de Ulloa, 1886), set on a decaying Galician estate, is her best-known novel.
The House of Ulloa is usually considered Emilia Pardo Bazán’s best-known work.
Most readers start with The House of Ulloa.
Both refer to the same writer.
Many of Emilia Pardo Bazán’s works are in the public domain; we link to free editions below.