Sab; and, Autobiography
work by Gómez de Avellaneda
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discussed in biography
- In Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
Her novels, such as Sab (1841), an antislavery work, are now almost completely forgotten. Twice widowed and with many lovers, she has been the subject of several biographies.
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Latin American literature
- In Latin American literature: Romanticism
…lyric poet, published Sab (1841; Sab: An Autobiography), about a house slave in love with his white mistress; and Anselmo Suárez y Romero wrote his powerful Francisco (1839). The masterpiece of this group of novels was Cecilia Valdés (1882; Cecilia Valdés; or, Angel’s Hill: A Novel of Cuban Customs), by…
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