Hijo de hombre
Hijo de hombre (Son of Man, 1960) is a novel by the Paraguayan author Augusto Roa Bastos. Roa Bastos' first published novel, Hijo de Hombre represents his definitive break with poetry. It portrays the struggle between the governing élite and the oppressed in Paraguay from 1912 until 1936, just after the end of the Chaco War with Bolivia. This novel draws upon a system of Christian metaphors as part of the Neobaroque concept of Magic Realism to examine the pain of being Paraguayan. Hijo de Hombre contrasts two figures: Miguel Vera and Cristóbal Jara. Vera narrates the odd chapters, although he might also be the narrator of all nine chapters (this is unclear). He is a well-to-do and educated romantic supporter of revolution, who is unable to take real action to support his ideals, and in the
notable work
Wikipage redirect
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
primaryTopic
Hijo de hombre
Hijo de hombre (Son of Man, 1960) is a novel by the Paraguayan author Augusto Roa Bastos. Roa Bastos' first published novel, Hijo de Hombre represents his definitive break with poetry. It portrays the struggle between the governing élite and the oppressed in Paraguay from 1912 until 1936, just after the end of the Chaco War with Bolivia. This novel draws upon a system of Christian metaphors as part of the Neobaroque concept of Magic Realism to examine the pain of being Paraguayan. Hijo de Hombre contrasts two figures: Miguel Vera and Cristóbal Jara. Vera narrates the odd chapters, although he might also be the narrator of all nine chapters (this is unclear). He is a well-to-do and educated romantic supporter of revolution, who is unable to take real action to support his ideals, and in the
has abstract
Hijo de hombre (Son of Man, 19 ...... litary Academy", a Lieutenant.
@en
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
16,774,259
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
946,394,554
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
wikiPageUsesTemplate
subject
hypernym
type
comment
Hijo de hombre (Son of Man, 19 ...... support his ideals, and in the
@en
label
Hijo de hombre
@en