“Book Descriptions: This original translation of Juana Manuela Gorriti’s classic short story “The Stream’s Shining Star” (originally published as “El lucero del manantial”) delivers a critique of the Rosas dictatorship in the XIXth century. Gorriti deftly couples Romanticist themes with political commentary to produce a work indicative of its time.
María, a young woman, has fallen in love with a handsome and sinister stranger. As various portents of potential doom loom over the horizon, and Rosas continues to consolidate governmental power, María goes about her daily life. This short story delves into the personal implications of the events of Rosas’ dictatorship in Argentina.
This work forms Volume 1 of Coati Press’s “Latin American Classics” series. Gorriti work selected for inclusion due to her role as an exceptional writer in XIXth century Latin America. Her work stands out for its deft treatment of political questions of the time. In the words of Clorinda Matto de Turner, a contemporary of Gorriti’s, “…no other writer from the Americas, or even Europe, could offer a greater legacy to the world of the humanities.”” DRIVE
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