A German doctor, Stein, lands on the Andalusian coast and finds Marisalada, a wild fisherman’s daughter nicknamed ‘the seagull’, with an extraordinary voice. He marries her and takes her to Seville and Madrid, where her talent and her nature lead her from village to stage. The novel is full of Andalusian customs, songs and village characters.
A founding novel of Spanish realism, by the woman who wrote as Fernán Caballero. Download the free EPUB.