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Magnífica, ágil, rápida, cruel e irreverente.
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If this didn’t influence Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy, I’d be surprised. Azuela’s sparse prose and depiction of individuals caught up in events and landscape that they have little control over gives us a raw novel inspired by events the author witnessed.
The narration begins with the peasant Demetrio as he starts to participate in what would become the Mexican Revolutionary War. He barely understands what he is doing a ...more
If this didn’t influence Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy, I’d be surprised. Azuela’s sparse prose and depiction of individuals caught up in events and landscape that they have little control over gives us a raw novel inspired by events the author witnessed.
The narration begins with the peasant Demetrio as he starts to participate in what would become the Mexican Revolutionary War. He barely understands what he is doing a ...more
Set during the mexican revolution, this tells the story of a band of guerilla fighters who leave their villages to fight.
Very interesting novel about the Mexican Revolution, which I'll admit I know almost nothing about. Encompasses the moral dilemma of a violent overthrow of a dictator and the effects of violence on the rebels. Good read, good writing.
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