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Author Rodriguez Julia, Edgardo, 1946-

Uniform Title Renuncia del heroe Baltasar. English
Title The renunciation : a novel / by Edgardo Rodriguez Julia ; translated from the Spanish by Andrew Hurley.

Imprint New York : Four Walls Eight Windows ; Paris : UNESCO Pub., c1997.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  863 R618r    ---  Available
Description 135 p. ; 20 cm.
Summary In 18th century Puerto Rico, Baltasar Montanez, the son of a slave is married to an upper-class woman to create the illusion of equality and pacify the slave population. But the scheme backfires and he renounces his privileges to side with the people. The story is told in the form of diaries and letters.
Subject Catholic Church -- Puerto Rico -- Fiction.
Blacks -- Puerto Rico -- Fiction.
Puerto Rico -- History -- To 1898 -- Fiction.
Puerto Rico -- Politics and government -- To 1898 -- Fiction.
Added Author Hurley, Andrew.
ISBN 1568580576
9231031627 (UNESCO)

 
    
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