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Cristina Guzmán (novel)

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Language
  
Spanish

Publication date
  
1936

Originally published
  
1936

Country
  
Spain

Genre
  
Drama Romance

Media type
  
Print

Author
  
Carmen de Icaza

Cristina Guzmán, Foreign Language Teacher (Spanish:Cristina Guzmán, profesora de idiomas) is a 1936 novel by the Spanish writer Carmen de Icaza. A young single mother who has fallen on hard times, uses her skill with languages to become a teacher in a wealthy household. The work combined both feminist and conservative themes.

Adaptations

In 1943 it was turned into a Spanish film Cristina Guzmán directed by Gonzalo Delgrás. The film was remade in 1968, directed by Luis César Amadori. There were also stage versions, as well as a 1966 Mexican television version.

References

Cristina Guzmán (novel) Wikipedia