Resumen
La alegría del capitán Ribot (The Joy of Captain Ribot) is a moving romantic realist novel by Armando Palacio Valdés, set in a picturesque coastal town in the Mediterranean region of Spain.
It tells the story of Captain José Ribot, a sea-hardened yet deeply noble man, who returns to his hometown after years of voyaging—only to discover that his past love and his sense of purpose are entangled in the life of the town he left behind.
As the story unfolds, Ribot becomes emotionally involved with Cristina, a woman of virtue and quiet strength, but who is married to another man.
What follows is a tale of moral conflict, emotional restraint, and the tragic elegance of unfulfilled love, all told through a richly descriptive narrative and psychological depth.