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Lifetime: 1888 - 1928 Passed: ≈ 96 years ago

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José Eustasio Rivera

Books by José Eustasio Rivera

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Vorágine

Romance Adventure Fiction Novel
Love Nature Adventure Violence Survival Colonialism Social realism Exploitation Indigenous Rights Amazon Rainforest Rubber Boom

La Vorágine is a classic work of Latin American literature that vividly portrays the horrors of the rubber boom in the Amazon rainforest. The novel follows the ill-fated journey of Arturo Cova and Alicia as they navigate the treacherous rivers and de...