<Tr> <Th> Publication date </Th> <Td> 1554 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (Hardback & Paperback) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes and of His Fortunes and Adversities (Spanish: La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades (la ˈβiða ðe laθaˈɾiʎo ðe ˈtormes i ðe sus forˈtunas i aðβersiˈðaðes)) is a Spanish novella, published anonymously because of its anticlerical content . It was published simultaneously in three cities in 1554: Alcalá de Henares, Burgos and Antwerp . The Alcalá de Henares edition adds some episodes which were probably written by a second author . </P> <P> Lázaro is a boy of humble origins from Salamanca . After his stepfather is accused of thievery, his mother asks a wily blind beggar to take on Lazarillo (little Lázaro) as his apprentice . Lázaro develops his cunning while serving the blind beggar and several other masters, while also learning to take on his father's practice . </P>

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