The book is currently out of stock
More about the book
Bonifacio Reyes, a romantic flautist trapped in a mundane life, embarks on a love affair with Serafina, a second-rate opera singer, while his sickly wife undergoes her own transformation and unexpectedly bears a child. The narrative explores themes of desire, infidelity, and personal awakening amidst the constraints of marriage. Additionally, the novella "Doña Berta" follows an elderly woman who sacrifices her estate in pursuit of a portrait that symbolizes her lost love, intertwining themes of nostalgia and longing.
Book purchase
His Only Son: With Dona Berta, Leopoldo Alas y Ureña
- Language
- Released
- 2016
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback)
We’ll notify you via email once we track it down.
Payment methods
- Title
- His Only Son: With Dona Berta
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Leopoldo Alas y Ureña
- Publisher
- New York Review of Books
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN13
- 9781681370187
- Category
- Fiction, Humor, Psychology
- Description
- Bonifacio Reyes, a romantic flautist trapped in a mundane life, embarks on a love affair with Serafina, a second-rate opera singer, while his sickly wife undergoes her own transformation and unexpectedly bears a child. The narrative explores themes of desire, infidelity, and personal awakening amidst the constraints of marriage. Additionally, the novella "Doña Berta" follows an elderly woman who sacrifices her estate in pursuit of a portrait that symbolizes her lost love, intertwining themes of nostalgia and longing.