Doña Bárbara by Rómulo Gallegos
Set in the Venezuelan llano, the book tells the story of an ongoing struggle between two powerful landowners. One is Doña Bárbara, a ruthless and cunning woman who has used her cunning and seductive prowess to amass a large amount of land. The other is Santos Luzardo, an educated city-dweller who returns to the plains to reclaim his family's property. The novel explores themes of civilization versus barbarism, the struggle for land, and the magical realism of the South American landscape.
The 1594th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1929
- Nationality
- Venezuelan
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 300-400
- Words
- 104,000
- Original Language
- Spanish
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This book is on the following lists:
- The Great American Read (PBS)
- William H. F. Lamont’s 100 Best Novels (1947) (archive.org)