Juan Valera y Alcala-Galiano (1824-1905), one of 19th-century Spain's most well known authors, had a career in the diplomatic service with postings in Europe and the Americas. A serious student of his own and foreign literatures, Valera wrote novels, short stories, essays and literarycriticism. | Pepita Jimenez: A Novel by Juan Valera by Robert Fedorchek, Paperback | Indigo Chapters