by Luis Sepúlveda
A short but beautifully written book. The story is of an old man and his struggle with finding somewhere he belongs and his battle with encroaching civilization moving in on his Amazon homeland.
Briefly: This compelling and efficient novella grabs readers and quickly embeds them within the life of an aging Ecuadoran whose first, and only love, has died after a brief and unproductive marriage, leaving the much younger Antonio José Bolívar Proaño procreatively unaccomplished, as well as, a f...
Antonio José BolÍvar Proaño knew he could return to his village in the mountains. The poor forgive everything but failure.He had no choice but to remain with only his memories for company. He wanted to take revenge on that accursed region, that green hell that had snatched away his beloved and his d...
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