"The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes" by Anonymous is a Spanish novella published anonymously in 1554. This groundbreaking work follows young Lázaro, a boy from humble origins who becomes apprentice to a cunning blind beggar and serves various masters across Spanish society. Through his adventures, Lázaro learns survival and deception while exposing the hypocrisy of church officials and social injustice. Banned by the Spanish Inquisition for its anticlerical content, this tale of a resourceful rogue established the picaresque novel genre and influenced centuries of literature featuring roguish heroes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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