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Doña Barbara : A Novel
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Doña Barbara : A Novel Paperback - 2012

by Gallegos, Rómulo

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  • Title Doña Barbara : A Novel
  • Author Gallegos, Rómulo
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Tra Rep
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 440
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
  • Date 2012-05
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 14004032-6
  • ISBN 9780226279206
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
    • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Hispanic/Latino Studies

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From the publisher

Rmulo Gallegos is best known for being Venezuela's first democratically elected president. But in his native land he is equally famous as a writer responsible for one of Venezuela's literary treasures, the novel Doa Barbara. Published in 1929 and all but forgotten by Anglophone readers, Doa Barbara is one of the first examples of magical realism, laying the groundwork for later authors such as Gabriel Garca Mrquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.

Following the epic struggle between two cousins for an estate in Venezuela, Doa Barbara is an examination of the conflict between town and country, violence and intellect, male and female. Doa Barbara is a beautiful and mysterious woman-rumored to be a witch-with a ferocious power over men. When her cousin Santos Luzardo returns to the plains in order to reclaim his land and cattle, he reluctantly faces off against Doa Barbara, and their battle becomes simultaneously one of violence and seduction. All of the action is set against the stunning backdrop of the Venezuelan prairie, described in loving detail. Gallegos's plains are filled with dangerous ranchers, intrepid cowboys, and damsels in distress, all broadly and vividly drawn. A masterful novel with an important role in the inception of magical realism, Doa Barbara is a suspenseful tale that blends fantasy, adventure, and romance.

Hailed as "the Bovary of the llano" by Larry McMurtry in his new foreword to this book, Doa Barbarais a magnetic and memorable heroine, who has inspired numerous adaptations on the big and small screens, including a recent television show that aired on Telemundo.

About the author

Rmulo Gallegos (1889-1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician who served briefly as the nation's first democratically elected president. After publishing Doa Barbara, he was forced to flee to Spain but returned in 1936 to hold a variety of political offices. He was again forced out by a coup d'etat in 1948, returned in 1958, then was elected senator for life.

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