Blest Gana, Alberto.

MARTÍN RIVAS.

Santiago de Chile: Origo Ediciones, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. 542p., color plates, illus., boards. New. Item #176608
ISBN: 9789563161298

"MARTÍN RIVAS" is a social realist novel that centers around an impassioned love story that unfolds in Chile during the 1800s. First published in 1862 after a decade of civil conflict, author Alberto Blest Gana provides a richly detailed panorama of the country's politics and culture at the time, as well as insight into the development of the nation's modern-day identity. This classic piece of fiction is widely regarded as the first Chilean novel.

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