| Martin Rivas Contributor(s): Editorial, Tao (Editor), Gana, Alberto Blest (Author) |
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ISBN: 1976014778 ISBN-13: 9781976014772 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $10.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Lexile Measure: 1140 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.71 lbs) 238 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The hero of the story is Martin Rivas, an impoverished but intelligent, ambitious young man from the northern mining region of Chile, who is entrusted by his late father, a gold rush speculator, to the household of a wealthy and influential member of the Santiago elite. While living there, Martin Rivas falls in love with his guardian's haughty daughter Leonore. The tale of their tortuous but ultimately successful love affair represents the author's desire for reconciliation between Chile's antagonistic regional and class interests. Indeed, many critics have interpreted Martin Rivas as a blueprint for national unity that emphasizes consensus over conflict. In addition to providing humorous and biting commentary about the mores of Chilean society, Blest Gana documents the enormous gap that existed between the rich and poor classes. An invaluable text for its portrayal of contemporary social, political, and class conditions, Martin Rivas illustrates the enriching influence that romanticism had on nineteenth-century social realism. |