One Day of Life

Name: One Day of Life
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ISBN: 9780679732433

ISBN-10: 0679732438

ISBN-13: 9780679732433

Edition: N/A

Authors: Manlio Argueta, Bill Brow, Manlio Argueta

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Awesome for the authenticity of its vernacular style and the incandescence of its lyricism, One Day of Life depicts a typical day in the life of a peasant family caught up in the terror and corruption of civil war in El Salvador. 5:30 A.M. in Chalate, a small rural town: Lupe, the grandmother of the Guardado family and the central figure of the novel, is up and about doing her chores. By 5:00 P.M. the plot of the novel has been resolved, with the Civil Guard's search for and interrogation of Lupe's young granddaughter, Adolfina. Told entirely from the perspective of the resilient women of the Guardado family, One Day of Life is not only a disturbing and inspiring evocation of the harsh…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/9/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.24" wide x 7.99" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English