Vicente Blasco Ibanez 
Luna Benamor 

First published in 1909, ’Luna Benamor’ is a collection of short stories by the renowned Spanish author Vicente Blasco Ibanez. The titular tale tells of an impossible love story between a young Jewish woman and a Spanish consul in Gibraltar. The collection also includes ’The Toad’, ’Compassion’, ’The Windfall’ and ’The Last Lion’. Musings on society, politics, and the human condition are common themes throughout this classic collection. –