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The Underdogs

By Mariano Azuela
Introduction by Ana Castillo
Afterword by Max Parra
Translated by E. Munguia Jr.

By Mariano Azuela
Introduction by Ana Castillo
Afterword by Max Parra
Translated by E. Munguia Jr.

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Sep 03, 2013 | ISBN 9781101637739

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About The Underdogs

Hailed as the greatest novel of the Mexican Revolution, The Underdogs recounts the story of an illiterate but charismatic Indian peasant farmer’s part in the rebellion against Porfirio Díaz, and his subsequent loss of belief in the cause when the revolutionary alliance becomes factionalized. Azuela’s masterpiece is a timeless, authentic portrayal of peasant life, revolutionary zeal, and political disillusionment.

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About Mariano Azuela

Mariano Azuela, the first of the “novelists of the Revolution,” was born in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico, in 1873. He studied medicine in Guadalajara and returned to Lagos in 1909,where he began the practice of his profession. He began… More about Mariano Azuela

Product Details

Category: Fiction Classics | Literary Fiction | Military Fiction

Ebook | $1.99
Published by Signet
Sep 03, 2013 | 208 Pages | ISBN 9781101637739

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“Mariano Azuela, more than any other novelist of the Mexican Revolution, lifts the heavy stone of history to see what there is underneath it.”—Carlos Fuentes (from the Foreword)

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