Song of the Little Donkey

Author: (Spanish) Juan Ramón Jiménez
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The Song of the Donkey is a prose collection by Juan Ramón Jiménez, a Spanish Nobel laureate. Although Jiménez was already a spirited young man of twenty-three when he created this work, he remained innocent at heart and often lived in the memories of his childhood. He regarded the silver-gray donkey he played with during his childhood as a friend and companion, naming it Platero, confiding in it, taking it to play with children, and conversing with nature.
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