The Cabin (La Barraca)

Set in the Spanish countryside, The Cabin (La Barraca) is a powerful novel of rural struggle, depicting the harsh realities of peasant life and social injustice. With vivid realism, Vicente Blasco Ib摙ez explores themes of poverty, resentment, and the deep conflicts that arise when tradition and progress collide. This classic work remains a striking portrayal of human perseverance against overwhelming odds.

Vicente Blasco Ib摙ez (29 January 1867 - 28 January 1928) was a Spanish realist novelist writing in Spanish, a screenwriter and occasional film director. Born in Valencia, today he is best known in the English-speaking world for his World War I novel "Los cuatro jinetes del apocalipsis" (The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse). Introduction by John Garrett Underhill. Translated by Francis Haffkine Snow and Beatrice M. Mekota.