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Sketches of life in Chile, 1841-1851 /
Writing under the pseudonym ""Jotabeche, "" Jose Joaquin Vallejo wrote forty-one short articles on Chilean life and society in the early republic. Known for their caustic wit, his writings were an instant success when they were first published in Chilean magazines and newspapers....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Español |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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| Colección: | Library of Latin America.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Writing under the pseudonym ""Jotabeche, "" Jose Joaquin Vallejo wrote forty-one short articles on Chilean life and society in the early republic. Known for their caustic wit, his writings were an instant success when they were first published in Chilean magazines and newspapers. This volume presents these vivid essays for the first time in English. Vallejo made famous the style of writing termed ""costumbrista""--Sketches and vignettes of society and local customs. He focused on the Norte Chico, or the mining zone of Copiapo where he was born and where he lived most of his later life. His essa. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxxviii, 186 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186). |
| ISBN: | 9780195128673 0195128672 9780195128666 0195128664 1423736745 9781423736745 1280472154 9781280472152 0198029535 9780198029533 1602563551 9781602563551 0199938946 9780199938940 |