As in the previous two volumes of his velistic cycle, La guerra silenciosa, Manuel Scorza adds touches of humor and fantasy to his chronicle of peasant uprisings in the Andes. The present vel describes the last months in the life of Raymundo Herrera, and focuses on his attempt to rekindle the spirit of rebellion in his fellow Indians. Although he tells them he cant close his eyes until they have succeeded in their struggle to regain possession of their lands, he dies without seeing his wish fulfilled. Herrera's mission is taken up by Agapito Robles, the protagonist of the next vel.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN-10
0820433756
ISBN-13
9780820433752
eBay Product ID (ePID)
129012044
Product Key Features
Author
Manuel Scorza
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Anthologies
Genre
Anthologies
Dimensions
Weight
710g
Height
230mm
Width
160mm
Additional Product Features
Issn
1072-334x
Series Part/Volume Number
31
First Published
1996
Series Title
Wor (L) Ds of Change: Latin American and Iberian Literature
Translated by
Anna M Aldaz
Author Biography
The Translator: Anna-Marie Aldaz received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Oregon and at present she is an associate professor of Spanish at Northern Arizona University in Yuma. Her academic honors include membership in Phi Beta Kappa and an award for outstanding teaching. She co-authored Poems, a booklength translation of Rosalia de Castro's poetry, and has published The Past of the Future: The Novelistic Cycle of Manuel Scorza (Peter Lang, 1990) and Garabombo, the Invisible (Peter Lang, 1994).