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A Stone Desert

work by Wast

Also known as: “Desierto de piedra”

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…and Desierto de piedra (1925; A Stone Desert)—portray rural people in their struggle against nature and adversity and their ability to endure personal hardship. In such novels as La casa de los cuervos (1916; The House of Ravens), he told tales of adventure set against historical backgrounds. At times he…
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