Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Juan de la Rosa: Memoirs of the Last Soldier of the Independence Movement: A Novel (Library of Latin America) ISBN:0195113284 Author:Aguirre, Nataniel; Waisman, Sergio Gabriel; Paz-Soldan, Alba Maria Publisher:Oxford University Press Release Date:1998 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:New Sku: 2342502 Notes: First printing. An exceptional copy. 1998 Trade Paperback. xxxviii, 329 pp. Long considered a classic in Bolivia, Juan de la Rosa tells the story of a young boy's coming of age during the violent and tumultuous years of Bolivia's struggle for independence. Indeed, in this remarkable novel, Juan's search for his personal identity functions as an allegory of Bolivia's search for its identity as a nation. Set in the early 1800s, the novel is narrated by one of the last surviving Bolivian rebels, octogenarian Juan de la Rosa. Juan recreates his childhood in the rebellious town of Cochabamba, and with it a large cast of full bodied, Dickensian characters both heroic and malevolent. The larger cultural dislocations brought about by Bolivia's political upheaval are echoed in those experienced by Juan, whose mother's untimely death sets off a chain of unpredictable events that propel him into the fiery crucible of the South American Independence Movement. Outraged by Juan's outspokenness against Spanish rule and his awakening political consciousness, his loyalist guardians banish him to the countryside, where he witnesses firsthand the Spaniards' violent repression and rebels' valiant resistance that crystallize both his personal destiny and that of his country. In Sergio Gabriel Waisman's fluid translation, English readers have access to Juan de la Rosa for the very first time. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Book Title: Juan De La Rosa : Memoirs of the Last Soldier of the Independence Movement
Item Length: 8.2in
Item Height: 1.1in
Item Width: 5.4in
Author: Sergio Gabriel Waisman, Nataniel. Aguirre
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Literary, Political, Latin America / South America, Historical
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1999
Genre: History, Fiction
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
