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Dona Ines vs. Oblivion: A Novel Paperback - 2000
by Ana Teresa Torres
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- Paperback
Winner of the Pegasus Prize for International Literature, this novel tells the history of a bitter family dispute, beginning in 18th century Caracas and spanning nearly two centuries. Translated from Spanish by Gregory Rabassa.
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- Title Dona Ines vs. Oblivion: A Novel
- Author Ana Teresa Torres
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Grove Press, Venezula
- Date September 30, 2000
- Features Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # SOL16882
- ISBN 9780802137265 / 0802137261
- Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 8.23 x 5.47 x 0.73 in (20.90 x 13.89 x 1.85 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Cultural Region: Latin America
- Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
- Ethnic Orientation: Latino
- Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00039337
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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My life has been a passage through slow mornings, long days that time ran through sluggishly as I supervised the work of the slave women, watching them sweep the flagstones in the courtyard, polish the floor tiles and the glazed wall mosaics I'd had brought from Andalusia, gather the fallen leaves from the lemon tree, and water the guava tree in the yard; embroidering a point or two on a mantle or taking a turn through the kitchen to taste the soup and see that everything was as it should be before Alejandro's arrival and asking him during lunch what had been discussed at the council, what the price for cacao was and whether the ship carrying it had sunk.
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- New York Times, 09/03/2000, Page 20