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Torn from the Nest

Clorinda Matto de Turner author John R Polt translator Antonio Carnejo-Polar editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:2nd Sep '99

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Clorinda Matto de Turner was one of the major literary figures of nineteenth-century Peru. Her first novel, Aves Sin Nido (Torn from the Nest) was a landmark work in the indigenismo genre which depicts the lives of contemporary Indians in the rural setting. The novel's initial success was due to its explicit and critical treatment of the problems of the indigenous population of Peru and because of its attack on the immorality of the priesthood. The plot involves a young couple who arrive in the Peruvian province where the Indians are exploited by landowners and public officials and the women are especially abused by local priests. The idealistic couple attempt to improve the lives of the Indians, but encounter difficulties at every turn. This novel has not been translated since 1904.

"[A] new and engaging translation."--he New York Times Book Review "This new and engaging translation by John H.R. Polt is part of Oxford University Press's wonderful Library of Latin America series."--The New York Times Book Review "A century ago this story of love doomed by priestly immorality provoked cries of outrage in Peru. There is in its message much that is still relevant today."--Library Journal

ISBN: 9780195110067

Dimensions: 210mm x 140mm x 18mm

Weight: 222g

224 pages