El falso inca

by Roberto J. Payró

The interesting story of Pedro Chamijo, the "false Inca" takes in Roberto Payro's writing an amusing tone that cannot hide the tragedy that the Spanish conquistadores' ignorance and brutality represented for the native South American tribes. The action takes place in the early XVII Century, when the Inca empire was a remembrance fresh enough to inspire desperate resucitation intents by the natives, as well as late pilferage efforts by colonial officers. As the plot developes the swindle trick set by Pedro Chamijo (Andalusian, orphan, free of moral restraints, smuggled into the Indies and deserter from a famished troop) in order to finance his Don Pedro Bohórquez impersonation is transformed into a drama that, as a Greek tragedy, sets loose from its protagonists' hands to lead them into their own predictable doom.

96 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2004

About the author

Roberto Jorge Payró fue un escritor y periodista argentino. Ha sido considerado como "el primer corresponsal de guerra argentino"

Perteneció a los movimientos naturalista y modernista.