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Broad and Alien Is the World

novel by Alegría

Also known as: “El mundo es ancho y ajeno”

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…es ancho y ajeno (1941; Broad and Alien Is the World ). It depicts in epic manner the struggles of an Indian tribe to survive in the Peruvian highlands against the greed of land-hungry white men. A collection of short fiction (Duelo de caballeros [1963; “Gentlemen’s Duel”]) and Novelas completas…
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