Lazarillo de Tormes
by Roland Labarre · first published 2009
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Lazarillo de Tormes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarillo_de_Tormes
on “Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before?” ↗I'm Chilean and I read Lazarillo de Tormes when I was 12 at school, do you know that the Roman Empire also influenced the British isles and every place they conquered? What's your point? Christianity also isn't particular to hispanics countries,…
on “In Argentina, inflation is a way of life” ↗I know; but since Don Quixote and Lazarillo de Tormes the modern phonetic changes were already there. I own an anotated Lazarillo book for modern Spanish readers, btw. It will describe you every ancient jargon and old sayings as footnotes. And, of course,…
on “What is the significance of the character "j" at the end of a Roman Numeral? (2013)” ↗