The Book of Lamentations
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 August 1998
Summary
The Book of Lamentations, appearing for the first time in paperback in a widely praised translation by Esther Allen, is a novel about the southern Mexican region of Chiapas and draws on two centuries of struggle among the Maya Indians, the white landowners, and the conflicted mestizo class. It transposes historical events to the Chiapas of Castellanos‘s own childhood in the 1930s and explores the struggle of Mexico’s women for independence from the oppression of their husbands and lovers. Her…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141180038 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014118003X |
| Author: | Rosario Castellanos |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Imprint: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 1998 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 129mm x 199mm |
| Series: | Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics |
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About The Author
Rosario Castellanos
Castellanos held professorships in Latin American literature around the world and served as the Mexican ambassador to Israel in the years before her death.
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