Dreams and realities: selected fiction of Juana Manuela Gorriti
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Main Author: Gorriti, Juana Manuela (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2003
Series:Library of Latin America
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages lxi-lxiii)
The quena -- Treasure of the Incas -- The deadman's fiancee -- The mazorquero's daughter -- The black glove -- If you do wrong, expect no good -- Gubi Amaya -- A year in California
One of the most dramatic figures among Latin America's romantic writers and the distinguished woman writer of her century, Juana Manuela Gorriti brings passion and intrigue to the scene of writing. An exile from her native Argentina who sought refuge first in Bolivia and then in Peru, her lifetime of travel and displacement is echoed in her fictions. Her short stories tell of homelessness and nomadic yearnings, taking the reader from the Peruvian highlands, where Spanish colonizers plot to rob the treasures of the Incas, to the Argentine capital city plagued by sinister political intentions. H.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (lxiii, 270 pages)
ISBN:0195117379
0195117387
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9780195117370
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