Cecilia Valdés or El Angel Hill
Cecilia Valdes is arguably the most important novel of 19th century Cuba. Originally published in New York City in 1882, Cirilo Villaverde's novel has fascinated readers inside and outside Cuba since the late 19th century. In this new English translation, a vast landscape emerges of themoral, political, and sexual depravity caused by slavery and colonialism. Set in the Havana of the 1830s, the novel introduces us to Cecilia, a beautiful light-skinned mulatta, who is being pursued by the son of a Spanish slave trader, named Leonardo. Unbeknownst to the two, they are the childrenof the same father. Eventually Cecilia gives in to Leonardo's adva…
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Weitere Autoren: Fischer, Sibylle (Hrsg.) / Lane, Helen (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-19-514395-9
- EAN: 9780195143959
- Produktnummer: 22402582
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 544 S.
- Masse: H20.9 cm x B14.2 cm x D3.7 cm 640 g
- Gewicht: 640
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