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Redoble por Rancas (COLECCION LETRAS HISPANICAS) (Letras Hispanicas / Hispanic Writings) (Spanish Edition)

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Redoble por Rancas is part of the pentalogy of novels written by Scorza, that constitutes along with La Danza Inmovil his immortal legacy to Latin American literature. Rancas, that humble village in the middle of Peru is just a metaphore for the underprivileged all over Latin America. The abuses of the dominant elite, the absurdity of this oppression are challenged against all hope by the indigenous peasants. Behind the inevitable humor is a fierce criticism of the landowners, the big corporations, and the complicity of corrupt local authorities. It is the brutality of the repression that brings the reader to think of the immense tenderness that Scorza uses to paint his characters. However, this book cannot be read alone. You must try to get the other four: El Cantar de Agapito Robles, Garabombo El Invisible (my favorite), El Jinete Insomne, y La Tumba del Relampago.

I think this book successfully portrays the abuses committed by international corporations in the forgotten Andean region. The cruelty and abuses of the mining company as well as of the government towards the indigenous farmers of Rancas contrasts the witting and funny descriptions of events that may seem small but have a greater significance to the development of the story. The author does a great job in narrating a true story mixed with the magical realism style of Latin American writers. This is the first book I read from this author and I am truly happy I picked this book to read because I have learned that injustice and abuses towards the indigenous people of South America have not stopped since the Spanish first arrived there. This book really transported me into the story and made me more aware of the clash between the Inca and Spanish legacy in south America. It is time that the prejudices and wrong conceptions left by the Spanish are obliterated from south America so that they can all solve their problems together. I love this book. I highly recommend it!!