Mariano Azuela

The Underdogs Mariano Azuela

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references.; Mariano Azuela's 1915 novel Los de Abajo, here newly translated, is a fictional account of the Mexican Revolution through which he lived. Exploring themes of camaraderie, inequality, love, and justice, The Underdogs' story of peasant Demetrio Macias and his group of fellow rebels is still relevant a century after its serialization in a Texan newspaper. Ilan Stavans and Anna More have freshly rendered the Spanish into English, which is here included with a number of contextual and critical materials by authors such as Octavio Paz, Waldo Frank, and Subcomandante Marcos to help students position the book in history and in today's world) --; Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: Los de abajo (The Underdogs) is Mariano Azuela s unforgettable novel of the Mexican Revolution (1910 17). It is widely regarded as the best Mexican novel about the war and was published during the armed struggle. This Norton Critical Edition is based on a new translation by acclaimed scholars Ilan Stavans and Anna More. It is accompanied by Stavans introduction and explanatory footnotes. Numerous artists and intellectuals have commented on The Underdogs, and the Norton Critical Edition includes a judicious selection of these comments to help place the novel in its historical context. The eyewitness account of John Reed is joined by the assessments of Anita Brenner and Octavio Paz. A 1994 letter by Subcomandante Marcos to Mexico s then-president Ernesto Zedillo points to the Mexican Revolution as an unfinished event, one that brought little relief to large segments of the country s population. Five wide-ranging critical assessments of Mariano Azuela and The Underdogs are provided by Waldo Frank, Harriet de Onis, Luis Leal, Ilan Stavans, and Clive Griffin. A selected bibliography is also included." Review Citations: Booklist 10/15/1992 (EAN 9780822937289, Hardcover) Library Journal 11/01/1992 (EAN 9780822937289, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 10/12/1992 (EAN 9780822937289, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 09/16/2002 pg. 52 (EAN 9780375759420, Paperback) Booklist 10/15/1992 pg. 400 (EAN 9780822954842, Paperback) Poder Hispanic 09/01/2008 pg. 56 (EAN 9780451526250, Mass Market Paperbound) Contributor Bio:  Azuela, Mariano Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. He is the author of many books, including Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language and The United States of Mestizo. He is also general editor of The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature. Contributor Bio:  Stavans, Ilan Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. He is the author of many books, including Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language and The United States of Mestizo. He is also general editor of The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature. Contributor Bio:  More, Anna Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. He is the author of many books, including Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language and The United States of Mestizo. He is also general editor of The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature.