Do a B rbara, Paperback/Romulo Gallegos

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Publicada por primera vez en 1929, este cl sico de la literatura venezolana y latinoamericana narra el apasionado tri ngulo amoroso entre Santos Luzardo, do a B rbara y su hija, Marisela. Cuando el abogado Santos Luzardo vuelve a Los Llanos de Apure para reclamar las tierras de su familia, descubre que stas est n en mano de su d spota prima do a B rbara, que las dirige con mano de hierro y malas artes. La decisi n de Santos de luchar por lo que es suyo y la aparici n de la hija de do a B rbara abrir n antiguas heridas y revelar n el tr gico pasado de do a B rbara. El conflicto que se producir desestabilizar la hacienda y cambiar todo para siempre. M s all de su ardiente historia, Do a B rbara simboliza la lucha entre dos fuerzas, el bien y el mal; la civilizaci n y la barbarie; el mundo de ayer y el de ma ana. Una historia universal de amor, seducci n y violentas pasiones. About the Author: R mulo Gallegos was born in Caracas into a family of humble origin. He began his work as a schoolteacher, writer, and journalist in 1903. His novel Do a B rbara was first published 1929, and as a result was forced to flee Venezuela since he criticized the military regime at the time. He took refuge in Spain, where he continued to write: his acclaimed novels Cantaclaro (1934) and Canaima (1935) date from this period. He returned to Venezuela in 1936 and served in a variety of senior positions in the government. In 1947 he ran for the presidency of the republic, won the election, took office in February 1948, and was overthown by a military coup d' tat the following November. He took refuge first in Cuba and then in Mexico. He was able to return to Venezuela in 1958. He was appointed a Senator for life, awarded the National Literature Prize, and elected to the Venezuelan Academy of the Language (the correspondent agency in Venezuela of the Spanish Royal Academy). The R mulo Gallegos International Novel Prize was created in his honor in 1964, with the first award being made in 1967. H