{"product_id":"marianela-benito-prez-gald-s-9781513290935","title":"Marianela","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarianela\u003c\/i\u003e (1878) is a novel by Benito P駻ez Gald. Published toward the beginning of P駻ez Gald' career, \u003ci\u003eMarianela\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful story of romance and disability that raises timeless questions regarding the meaning of love and the values associated with beauty. Adapted several times for film and television in Spain and abroad, the novel is P駻ez Gald' most universal works of fiction. Everyone is familiar with the phrase \"love at first sight,\" but what about \"love at first song?\" In \u003ci\u003eMarianela\u003c\/i\u003e, Benito P駻ez Gald explores the ways we understand love in relation to worldly beauty. His contemporary fable is set in the fictional town of Socartes, where a young orphan named Marianela captures the heart of the blind youth Pablo through her beautiful singing. Their love is pure, and they plan to marry, but Pablo's father has other plans. Hiring the famous doctor Teodoro Golf匤 to restore his son's eyesight, he unwittingly threatens the unique relationship between Pablo and Marianela, whose physical features are far from society's ideal. Although he promises to love her forever, Pablo feels pressured to marry his cousin Florentina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benito P駻ez Gald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1513290932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513290935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Benito P駻ez Gald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945424552191,"sku":"9781513290935","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5ed408bf-aae4-4b56-beb7-f20a6d9eed5e.jpg?v=1681508305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marianela-benito-prez-gald-s-9781513290935","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}