Noches de placer
work by Castillo Solorzano
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Alonso de Castillo Solorzano (1584–1648) was a Spanish novelist and playwright known for his short stories. His work Noches de placer (1631), meaning "Nights of Pleasure," is a collection of tales often presented within a narrative framework, similar to Boccaccio's Decameron. Castillo Solorzano's stories typically involve adventure, treated with wit and sophistication. He also explored the female pícaro, or "rogue," as a protagonist in his picaresque novels.1
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