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Doña Barbara, by Rómulo Gallegos ; translated by Robert Malloy ; with a new foreword by Larry McMurtry

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Doña Barbara

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by Rómulo Gallegos ; translated by Robert Malloy ; with a new foreword by Larry McMurtry

Dona Barbara tells the tale of an epic struggle between two cousins for a cast estate and ranch in the Venezuelan llano, or prairie ... Published in 1929 and all but forgotten by Anglophone readers, Dona Barbara is one of the first examples of magical realism, laying the groundwork for later authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas LlosaIn Venezuela, Doña Barbara is a beautiful and mysterious woman with a ferocious power over men-- it's even rumored she's a witch. She owns a ranch, the Altimara, but must struggle constantly to keep it. When her cousin Santos Luzardo returns to the plains in order to reclaim his land and cattle, he reluctantly faces off against Doña Barbara, and their battle becomes simultaneously one of violence and seduction

Part I. Who is with us? ; The descendant of the Cunavichero ; The orgress ; A thousand different paths ; The lance-head in the wall ; The memory of Hasdrubal ; The tawny bull ; The horse-breaking ; The sphinx of the savannah ; The spectre of La Barquereña ; The sleeping beauty ; The day will come ; Señor Danger -- Part II. An unusual event ; The trainers ; The furies ; The rodeo ; Mutations ; The Terror of the Bramador ; Wild honey ; The phoenix ; The dance ; A passion without a name ; Imaginary solutions ; Song and story ; The evil-eye and her shadow -- Part III. The terror of the savannahs ; The whirlwinds ; Ño pernalete ; The cross roads ; Man's hour ; The ineffable discovery ; Inscrutable designs ; Amusement for Señor Danger ; Withdrawal ; Light in the cave ; Dotting the e's ; Daughter of the rivers ; The gleam of a star ; Many horizons, many paths