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Government

Autor B. Traven
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 ian 2027
In the 1930s B. Traven wrote an epic of the birth of the Mexican revolution in what have become known as the "Jungle Novels." Government is the first of the six novels that comprise the series. Depicting the political corruption that infected even the smallest villages in Mexico, the novel tells the story of Don Gabriel, a minor government functionary who has a virtual license to steal from the Indian village where he is secretary--except that the Indians have nothing to steal. By chance he finds an opportunity in the labor agent business, shanghaiing luckless Indians into debt-slavery so that he can ship them off to work in the great mahogany plantations owned by foreign capital. The novel reaches a moving climax in a clash of cultures between the simple dignity of the illiterate Indians and the cynicism and corruption of the politicians and petty bureaucrats. "Traven is a very great writer.... His work must be read."--New York Times Book Review.
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ISBN-13: 9781250482396
ISBN-10: 1250482399
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 137 x 210 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Picador USA

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The first of Traven's legendary Jungle Novels, Government depicts the political corruption that infected even the smallest villages in Mexico before the revolution. "Readers who ignore the genius of B. Traven do so at their peril." -New York Times Book Review.