One Day of Life

Celebrated for the authenticity of its vernacular style and the incandescence of its lyricism, 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, Translated from the Spanish by Bill Brow

Product details

• Authors: Manlio Argueta, Bill Brow
• Assisted by: Bill Brow (Translation)
• Publisher: Vintage USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.01.1991
• EAN: 9780679732433
• ISBN: 978-0-679-73243-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 202 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Vintage International; Vintage International
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature