{"product_id":"9788490074572","title":"Deep Rivers","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDeep Rivers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep Rivers is a fundamental work of Hispano-American literature that narrates the initiation journey of Ernesto, a fourteen-year-old adolescent caught between two worlds: the indigenous Andean culture and the society of the landowners. Through his memories and his experience at a religious boarding school in Abancay, the reader witnesses a maturation process marked by injustice, violence, and the search for identity. José María Arguedas weaves a novel of profound sensitivity where language, landscape, and traditions become protagonists. This paperback edition offers a gateway to one of the most authentic voices of Peruvian indigenism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel follows the story of Ernesto, the son of an itinerant lawyer persecuted for his political ideas. After a childhood protected by an indigenous community, his father picks him up and takes him from town to town until enrolling him in a religious school in Abancay. There, the protagonist faces an oppressive and hostile environment, where adolescents of diverse backgrounds live together and where hierarchies and abuses are constant. Through his memories, Ernesto evokes life in the Andean villages, his connection to nature, and the wisdom of the indigenous people. The plot advances toward a moment of collective crisis when a typhus epidemic and the rebellion of the chicheras shake the town, forcing Ernesto to become aware of his place in the world and to decide between the Andean universe he loves and the dominant class to which he belongs by blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe conflict of cultural identity between the indigenous world and Creole society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe process of adolescent learning and maturation in the face of injustice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eInstitutional violence and abuse of power in the school environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eMemory as a vehicle to preserve the Andean worldview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCommunity solidarity and resistance against oppression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work is aimed at readers interested in classic Latin American literature, social realism, and coming-of-age narratives. It is especially relevant for those seeking to understand the cultural tensions of deep Peru and the indigenous heritage in contemporary literature. It is also an essential read for students of literature, social sciences, and anthropology, as well as for any reader who values poetic and symbolic prose charged with emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn immersion in the Andean worldview through poetic and symbolic language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA profound reflection on identity, belonging, and cultural uprooting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA critical look at power structures and violence in Peruvian society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA literary experience that combines social realism with lyricism and mythology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn essential classic for understanding indigenism as a literary movement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Arguedas, José María\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Linkgua Ediciones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eTopic: CLASSIC TEXTS, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FICTION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: NARRATIVE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date: May 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 258\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 170 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep Rivers is a novel that transcends its historical context to offer a universal reflection on identity and belonging. Arguedas's prose, charged with sensory images and a profound respect for Andean culture, turns this work into a unique literary experience. Its structure, which alternates between memory and the present, keeps the reader immersed in an emotional and symbolic journey. This paperback edition facilitates access to an essential title for those who wish to explore the roots of Peruvian narrative and the complexity of cultural mestizaje.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LINKGUA EDICIONES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53406495277403,"sku":"9788490074572","price":32.06,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978849007457.jpg?v=1781836176","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788490074572","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}