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Dona Barbara
Romulo Gallegos
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Description for Dona Barbara
Paperback. Dona Barbara is a beautiful and mysterious woman - rumored to be a witch - with a ferocious power over men. When her cousin Santos Luzardo returns to the plains in order to reclaim his land and cattle, he reluctantly faces off against Dona Barbara, and their battle becomes simultaneously one of violence and seduction. Translator(s): Malloy, Robert. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Romulo Gallegos is best known for being Venezuela's first democratically elected president. But in his native land he is equally famous as a writer responsible for one of Venezuela's literary treasures, the novel "Dona Barbara". Published in 1929 and all but forgotten by Anglophone readers, "Dona Barbara" is one of the first examples of magical realism, laying the groundwork for later authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa. Following the epic struggle between two cousins for an estate in Venezuela, "Dona Barbara" is an examination of the conflict between town and country, violence and intellect, male and ... Read more
Romulo Gallegos is best known for being Venezuela's first democratically elected president. But in his native land he is equally famous as a writer responsible for one of Venezuela's literary treasures, the novel "Dona Barbara". Published in 1929 and all but forgotten by Anglophone readers, "Dona Barbara" is one of the first examples of magical realism, laying the groundwork for later authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa. Following the epic struggle between two cousins for an estate in Venezuela, "Dona Barbara" is an examination of the conflict between town and country, violence and intellect, male and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226279206
SKU
V9780226279206
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About Romulo Gallegos
Romulo Gallegos (1884-1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician who served briefly as the nation's first democratically elected president. After publishing Dona Barbara, he was forced to flee to Spain but returned in 1936 to hold a variety of political offices. He was again forced out by a coup d'etat in 1948, but returned in 1958 and was elected senator ... Read more
Reviews for Dona Barbara
"Remarkable.... From its first pages it reveals why it made Romulo Gallegos famous.... If Senor Gallegos is one-half as good a President as he is a novelist, Venezuela is a lucky land." (New York Times) "An exciting heroic tale of the life of Venezuelan plainsmen, master and peons, ranchers and cowboys and horse thieves." (New Republic)"