detracts

Actualizado: 14 de julio de 2026

In theory she has been a disciple of French naturalism, and some of her novels, particularly Los Pazos de Ulloa and La madre Naturaleza, have somewhat of the repulsive realism of Zola's work. At times she expresses a cold cynicism or a mocking flippancy which detracts from the usual charm of her writings.

E. C. (Elijah Clarence) Hills - Heath's Modern Language Series: Spanish Short Stories