Juana
Unknown
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Description
Balzac's tale, also called The Maranas, opens during the French siege of Tarragona in Spain. Amid the disorder of a captured town, a young woman named Juana, of mixed Spanish and Moorish blood, becomes the centre of a struggle between love, honour. The harsh code of war.
Soldiers, monks, and kin press rival claims on her future, and Juana's own choice carries a heavy price. The story blends battle scenes with a close study of pride and passion. It is a short, intense romance of Spain under occupation, where private feeling meets public violence.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 124 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |