Caballero, Fernán

Caballero, Fernán (fārnän' käbälyā'rō) [key], pseud. of Cecilia Böhl de Faber (thāthē'lyä böl dā fäbār') [key], 1796–1877, Spanish novelist and folklorist. Born in Switzerland, she spent most of her adult life in Andalusia, where her novels are set. They are marked by a didactic tone and sentimental plots, reflecting regional life and Caballero's own traditionalism. The first novel, La Gaviota (1849, tr. The Sea Gull, 1864), influenced the modern Spanish novel of customs.

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