Platero y yo by Juan Ramón Jiménez
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"Platero y yo" by Juan Ramón Jiménez is a prose poem published in 1914. The work centers on a writer and his beloved donkey, Platero, described as small, soft, and silvery. Through his constant companion, the author reflects on life's simple joys, memories, and the people around him. Platero becomes a symbol of tenderness and purity, serving as a confidant who the writer believes understands everything except human language, offering warmth and
companionship through the years. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Jiménez, Juan Ramón, 1881-1958 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Onís, Federico de, 1885-1966 |
| Editor | Walsh, Gertrude M. (Gertrude Margaret), 1884- |
| Illustrator | Petersham, Maud, 1890-1971 |
| Illustrator | Petersham, Miska, 1888-1960 |
| Title | Platero y yo |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platero_and_I |
| Credits |
Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Amy Overmyer and PG Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Authors -- Fiction |
| Subject | Donkeys -- Fiction |
| Subject | Andalusia (Spain) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 9980 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-09980-4 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2006 |
| Last Update | Dec 27, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1942 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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