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Old September 16, 2024, 05:01 AM
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Aquella humilde pero poblada biblioteca

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La frase en cuestión es del libro Tinta invisible de Javier Peña.

Aquella sala de estar de casa de mis padres en la que pasé tantas mañanas aburridas en mi infancia era un cuarto multiusos, valía tanto para depositar a un niño sobrante como para abandonar objetos superfluos. Mis padres guardaban allí también sus libros. Mientras esperaba la aparición de mis carceleros imaginarios, me aprendía de memoria los títulos de aquella humilde pero poblada biblioteca. Los nombres que captaban mi atención eran los más extraños; mis ojos, barriendo los estantes como un faro, siempre se detenían en un libro: El tercer ojo, de T. Lobsang Rampa.

How should "aquella humilde pero poblada biblioteca" be interpreted?

To me, "humilde" implies that the library didn't have many books, but, on the other hand, "poblada" does imply to me that there were many books there.

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By some people's standards, it was a humble library (not at all equivalent to the public library), but it had enough books to keep his interest piqued.

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