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City of Kings / by Rosario Castellanos ; translated by Robert S. Rudder and Gloria Chacón de Arjona ; introduction by Claudia Schaefer

By:

Castellanos, Rosario, (1925-1974)

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Latin American Literary Review Press , 1998, c1960.Description: 143 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780935480634

Uniform titles:

Ciudad real . English

Subject(s):

San Cristobal de las Casas (Mexico) -- --Fiction

DDC classification:

LAS FIC CAS

LOC classification:

PQ7297.C2596 C513 1993

Summary: "Ciudad Real, as the Mexican city of San Cristobal de las Casas was called in earlier times, is the setting for this 1960 collection of stories by Rosario Castellanos that treats the passionate and timely themes of race, class, power and language. Set in the southern region of Chiapas where Castellanos was born, City of Kings [Ciudad Real] explores the centuries-old domination of indigenous people by whites, and the complex relationship between conquerors and conquered that is its outcome. Each story weaves into the next to present a portrait of the men, women and children of the region, with their hopes, tragedies, beliefs and fears. Most of all, City of Kings reveals the pain and damage suffered by both the weak and the strong when exploitation is the basis for everyday life."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS FIC CAS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010616

"Ciudad Real, as the Mexican city of San Cristobal de las Casas was called in earlier times, is the setting for this 1960 collection of stories by Rosario Castellanos that treats the passionate and timely themes of race, class, power and language. Set in the southern region of Chiapas where Castellanos was born, City of Kings [Ciudad Real] explores the centuries-old domination of indigenous people by whites, and the complex relationship between conquerors and conquered that is its outcome. Each story weaves into the next to present a portrait of the men, women and children of the region, with their hopes, tragedies, beliefs and fears. Most of all, City of Kings reveals the pain and damage suffered by both the weak and the strong when exploitation is the basis for everyday life."--BOOK JACKET.

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