Eucalyptus / Mauricio Segura ; translated by Donald Winkler.
Alberto Ventura has travelled to Chile to attend the funeral of his father, Roberto. A man hated and loved both by his family and the local people, Roberto was known in the village as an enigma, a rake, a controversial boss, and a quick-tempered thug. It's said that he has destroyed the family land...
Uniform Title: | Eucalyptus.
English Biblioasis international translation series. |
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Language: | English |
Language of the Original: |
French |
Published: |
Windsor, Ontario :
Biblioasis,
[2013]
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Edition: | First edition. |
Series: | Biblioasis international translation series.
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Physical Description: | 150 pages ; 19 cm. |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
Alberto Ventura has travelled to Chile to attend the funeral of his father, Roberto. A man hated and loved both by his family and the local people, Roberto was known in the village as an enigma, a rake, a controversial boss, and a quick-tempered thug. It's said that he has destroyed the family land by mass-farming eucalyptus trees, and he's known to have killed a local boy in a fit of rage. Yet as Alberto delves into the rumours that obscure his father's death--was it natural causes, vengeance, murder, or self-sacrifice?--he finds the reputation at stake is his own. A breath-catching story of race and identity, rife with Chile's centuries-old tension between natives and local landowners. |
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Note: | Translation of: Eucalyptus. |
Call Number: | PQ3919.2.S422 E9213 2013 |
ISBN: | 9781927428375 1927428378 |