The Vortex: A Novel
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2018
- ISBN
- 9780822371106
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Duke University Press
ISBN-10
0822371103
ISBN-13
9780822371106
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242775734
Product Key Features
Book Title
Vortex : a Novel
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
General, Literary, Latin America / South America
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-039955
Reviews
With John Charles Chasteen's translation of The Vortex , Jos Eustasio Rivera's seminal novel about the geographical vastness and mystical power of the Amazonian jungle, and the heartless exploitation of its riches and its inhabitants, should garner new fans in the English-speaking world. Chasteen's restrained yet evocative lyricism succeeds in breathing vibrant new life to Rivera's depiction of the clash of two civilizations, the tragedy that ensued, and the repercussions that are felt to this day. This absorbing translation makes clear why The Vortex is as relevant today as it was when the novel was published almost 100 years ago., José Eustacio Rivera's dark and lyrical 1924 masterpiece about a big city poet who ventures into the Amazonian jungle in search of revenge, and instead discovers the horrifying truth about the rubber industry, is a book that operates on multiple levels as a work of art., With John Charles Chasteen's translation of The Vortex , Jos Eustasio Rivera's seminal novel about the geographical vastness and mystical power of the Amazonian jungle, and the heartless exploitation of its riches and its inhabitants, should garner new fans in the English-speaking world. Chasteen's restrained yet evocative lyricism succeeds in breathing vibrant new life into Rivera's depiction of the clash of two civilizations, the tragedy that ensued, and the repercussions that are felt to this day. This absorbing translation makes clear why The Vortex is as relevant today as it was when the novel was first published almost one hundred years ago., When in 1928 Jos Eustasio Rivera died in New York, he was intent on finding an American publisher to bring out his environmentalist novel The Vortex in English. Ironically, the environmentalist concerns he addressed are as timely as ever., When in 1928 Jos Eustasio Rivera died in New York, he was intent on finding an American publisher to bring out his environmentalist novel The Vortex in English. It has taken ninety years for his wish to be granted. Ironically, the environmentalist concerns he addressed are as timely as ever.
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
863.62
Table Of Content
Introduction: A Player in the Rainforest ix Prologue 1 Part One 3 Part Two 81 Part Three 147 Epilogue 219
Synopsis
Published in 1924, José Eustasio Rivera's The Vortex follows the harrowing adventures of the young poet Arturo Cova and his lover Alicia as they elope and flee from Bogotá into the wild and woolly backcountry of Colombia. A major work of twentieth-century Latin American literature, The Vortex is both a denunciation of the sensational human-rights abuses that took place during the Amazonian rubber boom and one of the most famous literary renderings of the Amazonian rainforest., Published in 1924 and widely acknowledged as a major work of twentieth-century Latin American literature, José Eustasio Rivera's The Vortex follows the harrowing adventures of the young poet Arturo Cova and his lover Alicia as they flee Bogotá and head into the wild and woolly backcountry of Colombia. After being separated from Alicia, Arturo leaves the high plains for the jungle, where he witnesses firsthand the horrid conditions of those forced or tricked into tapping rubber trees. A story populated by con men, rubber barons, and the unrelenting landscape, The Vortex is both a denunciation of the sensational human-rights abuses that took place during the Amazonian rubber boom and one of the most famous renderings of the natural environment in Latin American literary history., Published in 1924 and widely acknowledged as a major work of twentieth-century Latin American literature, Jos Eustasio Rivera's The Vortex follows the harrowing adventures of the young poet Arturo Cova and his lover Alicia as they flee Bogot and head into the wild and woolly backcountry of Colombia. After being separated from Alicia, Arturo leaves the high plains for the jungle, where he witnesses firsthand the horrid conditions of those forced or tricked into tapping rubber trees. A story populated by con men, rubber barons, and the unrelenting landscape, The Vortex is both a denunciation of the sensational human-rights abuses that took place during the Amazonian rubber boom and one of the most famous renderings of the natural environment in Latin American literary history.
LC Classification Number
PQ8179.R54V713 2018
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- s***d (38)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSOLID (STAND UP) SELLER. - RESPONDED TO MESSAGE. - DELIVERY TIME GOOD. THINGS GO WRONG IN LIFE. BUT. THE ITEM DAMAGED in shipping was 1 out of 4 books in package. Rest were OK. SELLER REFUNDED the price of the dammaged book and made things right. Responded within 24 hours. Did the right thing. Would use again if I needed anything. FULL REFUND FOR THE DAMMAGED BOOK. All pictured books seemed acurate. If not for the damage the value would have been great.Comparative Study Bible, Revised (#205408450213)
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