Pagine1864–1936 · Bilbao, Spain · also known as Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno, a philosopher, poet and rector of the University of Salamanca, was the leading figure of Spain’s “Generation of ’98.” In his novel Mist (Niebla, 1914) a character visits the author to argue about his own fate; Abel Sánchez (1917) retells Cain and Abel; and The Tragic Sense of Life (1913) wrestles with faith and mortality.
Begin with Mist.
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Miguel de Cervantes · Lope de Vega · Pedro Calderón de la Barca · Benito Pérez Galdós · Emilia Pardo Bazán · Vicente Blasco Ibáñez · Federico García Lorca · Camilo José Cela
Miguel de Unamuno, a philosopher, poet and rector of the University of Salamanca, was the leading figure of Spain’s “Generation of ’98.” In his novel Mist (Niebla, 1914) a character visits the author to argue about his own fate; Abel Sánchez (1917) retells Cain and Abel; and The Tragic Sense of Life (1913) wrestles with faith and mortality.
Mist is usually considered Miguel de Unamuno’s best-known work, followed by Abel Sánchez, The Tragic Sense of Life.
Most readers start with Mist.
Both refer to the same writer.
Many of Miguel de Unamuno’s works are in the public domain; we link to free editions below.