Cecilia Valdés o la Loma del Ángel by Cirilo Villaverde
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Villaverde, Cirilo, 1812-1894
Spanish
"Cecilia Valdés o la Loma del Ángel" by Cirilo Villaverde is a novel first published in 1839 and revised in 1882. Set in 1830s colonial Havana, it tells the story of Cecilia, a beautiful mulatta who falls in love with Leonardo, unaware they share the same father. Their forbidden romance unfolds against Cuba's complex racial and social hierarchies, ...
intricate relationships between whites, mulattos, and enslaved and free blacks in a deeply divided world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Jennifer Anderson
2 weeks agoI was pleasantly surprised because the author anticipates common questions and addresses them well. I couldn't put it down until the very end.
Sandra Scott
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Daniel King
1 week agoAfter looking for this everywhere, the style is confident yet approachable. Don't hesitate to download this.