Resumen
Los Puritanos, y otros cuentos ("The Puritans, and Other Stories") is a collection of short stories by Armando Palacio Valdés, one of the key figures in Spanish literary realism.
The titular story, Los Puritanos, explores themes of moral rigidity, social hypocrisy, and the often conflicting relationship between virtue and human desire.
The other stories in the collection vary in tone and subject matter, but all reflect Palacio Valdés’s talent for capturing the subtleties of human nature, social dynamics, and the nuanced ironies of everyday life. Many of these stories are set in small towns or domestic environments, with characters drawn from various layers of Spanish society.