The adventures of China Iron
Cabezón Cámara, Gabriela, 1968-2019
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"This is a riotous romp taking the reader from the turbulent frontier culture of the pampas deep into indigenous territories. It charts the adventures of Mrs China Iron, Martín Fierro's abandoned wife, in her travels across the pampas in a covered wagon with her new-found friend, soon to become lover, a Scottish woman named Liz. While Liz provides China with a sentimental education and schools her in the nefarious ways of the British Empire, their eyes are opened to the wonders of Argentina's richly diverse flora and fauna, cultures and languages, as well as to its national struggles. After a clash with Colonel Hernández (the author who "stole" Martín Fierro's poems) and a drunken orgy with gauchos, they eventually find refuge and a peaceful future in a utopian indigenous community, the river- dwelling Iñchiñ people. Seen from an ox-drawn wagon, the narrative moves through the Argentinian landscape, charting the flora and fauna of the Pampas, Gaucho culture, Argentinian nation-building and British colonial projects."--Provided by publisher.
Main title:
The adventures of China Iron / Gabriela Cabezón Cámara ; translated by Iona Macintyre and Fiona Mackintosh.
Author:
Cabezón Cámara, Gabriela, 1968-, authorMackintosh, Fiona J. (Fiona Joy), 1970-, translatorMacintyre, Iona, translatorHernández, José, 1834-1886
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Charco Press, 2019.©2019
Collation:
190 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
"First published in Spanish as Las aventuras de la China Iron by Penguin Random House Group (Argentina)"--Title page verso.Translated from the Spanish.
ISBN:
9781916465664 (paperback)1916465668 (paperback)
Dewey class:
863.7
Language:
EnglishSpanish
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BRN:
370315
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Library | Adult Fiction - General | CABE | Available |