El Indio A Novel
El Indio A Novel by Gregory Lopez y Fuentes, published by Bloomsbury Academic on September 24, 2002, is a reprint edition comprising 256 pages. This novel presents a poignant narrative centered on a tragic people grappling with the consequences of a civilization that is both foreign and antagonistic to their existence. Set against the backdrop of their mountainous village, the story explores the struggles of the Indians as they confront the realities of enforced labor under mestizos and whites, while also dealing with the natural adversities of their environment.
Readers will find a deeply moving account that delves into the lives of these individuals, highlighting themes of bravery, love, and the weight of tribal traditions. The narrative captures the essence of a community that once thrived but now faces the dual challenges of external oppression and internal strife. Through its exploration of witchcraft and the enduring legacy of their past, this edition of El Indio invites readers to reflect on the complexities of identity and survival in a world that has changed irrevocably.
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The classic and still powerful novel of a tragic people caught in the tail wind of a civilization both alien and hostile to them, from the first winner of the Mexican National Award in Literature.From their stick-and-mud village far up the mountains, the Indians can look across the wide Mexico that was once theirs and look down upon the houses and fields where they now do enforced labor for the mestizos and whites. Once proud and powerful, the tribe has added their conquerors to the natural perils of forest and jungle, famine and plague, as evils against which they and their witchcraft are powerless. Here, within this bounded and embattled world, a quietly moving story unfolds of a tragic people caught in the tail wind of a civilization both alien and hostile to them, a tale of brave men and lovers, of prophets and violence, of the tribal secrets put on every child’s lips and impossible to forget.
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