Description
Set in 1920s Peru, this novel follows Ernesto, an adolescent navigating the pressures of growing up within the Andean world. Through his experiences—especially the tensions and small moments of belonging he finds in boarding school life—readers encounter a vivid rural landscape shaped by Quechua-speaking communities and their living traditions. Arguedas blends coming-of-age realism with a deep respect for indigenous culture, illuminating themes of identity, cultural memory, and the complex distance between institutions and the people they serve. Told with lyrical sensitivity and a distinctly neo-indigenista perspective, the story also elevates song and oral expression as a way of preserving history and belonging.
Available Editions
paperback
Waveland Pr Inc
Published Apr 1, 2002
264 pages
ISBN: 9781577662440
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First Published
1981
Language
spa
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