| Dos Santos - Novela Contributor(s): De Aragon, Fernando (Author) |
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ISBN: 1514283735 ISBN-13: 9781514283738 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.40 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: June 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5" W x 7.99" (0.48 lbs) 198 pages |
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| Publisher Description: PREMIOS PARA 'DOS SANTOS' - INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD (ILBA) PRIMER LUGAR EN LA CATEGORIA DE TRADUCCION A ESPA OL - 2017 SEGUNDO LUGAR EN LA CATEGORIA DE NOVELAS HIST RICAS - 2013 La trama de Dos Santos toma lugar en los primeros d as de la conquista espa ola de la isla caribe a hoy llamada Puerto Rico. En la poca cuando el pueblo ta no llamaba a su isla hogar Borik n, los espa oles se refer an a ella como la isla de San Juan Bautista. All , dos culturas muy diferentes se enfrentaron en una lucha que ayud a definir a un nuevo pueblo. En medio de esa lucha, un hombre se dispuso a crear una vida para s mismo. Tomando riesgos para cambiar su destino encontr la vida que buscaba, y el amor que l no sab a que necesitaba, en un lugar inesperado....entre los ta nos. Su nueva vida revel las diferencias entre los ta nos y espa oles y present un reto a sus creencias y lealtades. Dos Santos se desenlaza dentro de un marco hist rico cuidadosamente investigado por el autor. Este libro ofrece una oportunidad nica para acercarse a la cultura ta na del per odo, mientras expone un cap tulo fascinante de los inicios de la conquista espa ola del 'nuevo mundo'. ---- Dos Santos is a novel, available in Spanish and English, set in the earliest days of the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean island that would eventually be called Puerto Rico. There two vastly different cultures met in a struggle that would help define a new people. In the midst of that struggle one man set out to find a place of himself. Taking risks to change his destiny he found the life he sought, and the love he didn't know he needed, in an unexpected place...among the indigenous Taino people of the island. His new life exposed the differences between the Tainos and the Spaniards and challenged his beliefs and loyalties. Dos Santos is set within a carefully researched historical backdrop. This book will give the reader a rare glimpse into the life of the Taino culture of the period, while retracing a fascinating chapter in the early Spanish conquest of the "new world." |
