Torn from the Nest

AvClorinda Matto de Turner,Antonio Carnejo-Polar

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Clorinda Matto de Turner was one of the major literary figures of nineteenth-century Peru. Her first novel, Aves Sin Nido (Torn from the Nest) was a landmark work in the indigenismo genre which depicts the lives of contemporary Indians in the rural setting. The novel's initial success was due to its explicit and critical treatment of the problems of the indigenous population of Peru and because of its attack on the immorality of the priesthood. The plot involves a young couple who arrive in the Peruvian province where the Indians are exploited by landowners and public officials and the women are especially abused by local priests. The idealistic couple attempt to improve the lives of the Indians, but encounter difficulties at every turn. This novel has not been translated since 1904.

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Utgivningsdatum:1999-09-02
Mått:140 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt:222 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Library of Latin America
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780195110067
Översättare:John R. Polt, John R. (Professor of Spanish Emeritus Professor of Spanish Emeritus University of California at Berkeley) Polt

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Clorinda Matto de Turner was a major literary figure in 19th century Peru. She was a pioneer of indigenist literature, and was a crucial Peruvian writer in the shift from Romanticism to Naturalism. The late Antonio Cornejo-Polar was Professor of Spanish at The University of California, Berkeley. John Polt, Professor Emeritus of Spanish at the University of California, Berkeley, has translated several Spanish andSpanish American authors.

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"[A] new and engaging translation."--he New York Times Book Review"This new and engaging translation by John H.R. Polt is part of Oxford University Press's wonderful Library of Latin America series."--The New York Times Book Review"A century ago this story of love doomed by priestly immorality provoked cries of outrage in Peru. There is in its message much that is still relevant today."--Library Journal