El Zarco, the blue-eyed bandit

El Zarco, the blue-eyed bandit

episodes of Mexican life between 1861-1863

da Igancio Manuel Altamirano
3/5
(13 kuri'u)
Format
231 shafuka, Paperback
Da farko aka buga
2007
Masu bugawa
Lumen· Inc.
Yare
English

A classic piece of literature from 19th century Mexico, "El Zarco: The Blue-Eyed Bandit" by Ignacio Manuel Altamirano is deftly, accurately, and faithfully translated from Spanish to English by Ronald Christ. The story is a classic melodrama, although with some roots in reality.

1861. The Mexican government is engaged in a civil war, with Benito Juarez at the helm.

It was a quick read and presented an interesting picture of life in Mexico among bandits. However it wasn't too spectacularly written, though some may have been lost in translation.

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