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Article: Castellanos, Rosario. The Book of Lamentations.(Book Review) (book review)
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- School Library Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
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Oficio de tinieblas.
Mexico/U.S.: Joaquin Mortiz: Planeta. 2003. 368p. ISBN 968-27-0902-4. $18.95. FIC
In this Mexican masterpiece, Castellanos (1925-74), one of Mexico's most important and often neglected literary voices focuses on the ongoing struggle between the Mayans, the white landowners, and the mestizo class in the Chiapas region of Mexico. Castellanos, a Chiapas native herself, places ...