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Pepita Jiménez: Modern English Translation
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 29 2025
Pages: 212
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Can devotion to God survive the awakening of earthly desire?
Luis de Vargas has dedicated his life to the Church. On the verge of ordination, he returns to his Andalusian village for a final visit before taking his sacred vows. There he meets Pepita Jiménez-a beautiful young widow whose grace, intelligence, and quiet strength captivate everyone around her, including his own father, who hopes to marry her.
Luis tells himself his feelings are purely spiritual, that he can guide her soul while keeping his own heart pure. But as spring unfolds in the Spanish countryside, letters to his uncle-confessor reveal a young man's growing turmoil: the conflict between his calling and an undeniable passion that threatens to consume him.
Through an intimate exchange of letters and confidential narratives, Juan Valera crafts a masterful psychological portrait of desire, self-deception, and the collision between spiritual idealism and human nature. With subtle irony and deep insight, Pepita Jiménez asks whether true happiness lies in renunciation-or in embracing the life we're meant to live.
A landmark of Spanish Realism, this 1874 novel remains a timeless exploration of love, faith, and the heart's capacity for transformation.
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