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Washington Irving and “El estudiante de Granada” Posted by on Nov 29, 2012

Today is the anniversary of Washington Irving’s death. This North American writer spent some time travelling around Spain, and it was during his visit to Granada that he wrote his “Tales of the Alhambra”. This is quite an interesting book, because it is a mixture of “costumbrismo” (a literary genre that explains local customs), and…

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