Verlag: Louisiana State University Press, 1999
ISBN 10: 0807124761 ISBN 13: 9780807124765
Anbieter: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. 243 pages. 'The Pegasus Prize for Literature was established by the Mobil Corporation to introduce international readers to distinguished works of fiction from countries where literature merits wider exposure to the world' - from the rear panel of dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on title page: 'Para Pat en visita a Washington, Ana Torres, 29 Octubre, 1999.' First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A death-transcending memoir set in 18th-century Venezuela. Dona Ines fights for a plantation left by her late husband to his illegitimate son. She dies but continues her struggle, observing the political upheavals, natural disasters, bloodshed and racial, social and cultural change around her.