A young doctor working in a hospital emergency room finds himself becoming numbed by the harshness of his routine and the drugs he administers to himself

Cuzcatlan: Where the Southern Sea Beats (Aventura)

Literature & Fiction

Manlio Argueta

World Literature

Aventura / Vintage Books

Awesome for the authenticity of its vernacular style and the incandescence of its lyricism, One Day of Life depicts a typical day in the life of a peasant family caught up in the terror and corruption of civil war in El Salvador. 5:30 A.M. in Chalate, a small rural town: Lupe, the grandmother of the Guardado family and the central figure of the novel, is up and about doing her chores. By 5:00 P.M. the plot of the novel has been resolved, with the Civil Guard's search for and interrogation of Lupe's young granddaughter, Adolfina. Told entirely from the perspective of the resilient women of the Guardado family, One Day of Life is not only a disturbing and inspiring evocation of the harsh realities of peasant life in El Salvador after fifty years of military exploitation; it is also a mercilessly accurate dramatization of the relationship of the peasants to both the state and the church. Translated from the Spanish by Bill Brow

One Day of Life

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Vintage

Cuzcatlan: Where the Southern Sea Beats

Random House~trade

Whenever Salvadoran people gather to tell stories, someone will have a story about the magic dogs called cadejos. There are many stories about how the cadejos mysteriously appear at night to protect people from danger. MAGIC DOGS OF THE VOLCANOES is Manlio Argueta's original story about these famous folkloric animals.

Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes / Los perros mágicos de los volcanes

Children's Books

Animals

Lee & Low Books

En el transcurso de un dia desde el amanecer hasta la media tarde, escuchamos la voz de Lupe que, atareada en los quchaceres de su misero rancho en El Salvador, reecuerda y piensa.

Un Dia En La Vida

History

Military

Alfaguara, Madrid

Un dia en la vida

Universidad Centroamericana Editores

Caperucita en la zona roja

UCA Editores

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