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Cecilia Valdes or El Angel Hill.
Cecilia Valdes is arguably the most important novel of 19th century Cuba. Originally published in New York City in 1882, Cirilo Villaverde's novel has fascinated readers inside and outside Cuba since the late 19th century. In this new English translation, a vast landscape emerges of the moral,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Español |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, USA,
2005.
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| Colección: | Library of Latin America.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Cecilia Valdes is arguably the most important novel of 19th century Cuba. Originally published in New York City in 1882, Cirilo Villaverde's novel has fascinated readers inside and outside Cuba since the late 19th century. In this new English translation, a vast landscape emerges of the moral, political, and sexual depravity caused by slavery and colonialism. Set in the Havana of the 1830s, the novel introduces us to Cecilia, a beautiful light-skinned mulatta, who is being pursued by the son of a Spanish slave trader, named Leonardo. Unbeknownst to the two, they are the children of the same fa. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (544 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-501). |
| ISBN: | 9780199725236 0199725233 1282270613 9781282270619 9780199881741 019988174X |