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Yankee invasion a novel of Mexico City

In 1847, Mexico loses half its territory to the United States. Abelardo is haunted by his experiences during the invasion, especially a violent and brutal act he committed the day the American flag was raised over the capital. Persuaded by his wife's belief that writing about his past is cathartic, the older Abelardo explores the crucial relationships he lost during that same time, including his fiancee Isabel, whose mother he secretly desired.

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  • "An English-language translation of a critically acclaimed Mexican novel inspired by America's 1847 invasion of Mexico City is presented from the perspective of Abelardo, who witnessed the battle in his youth while engaging in complicated love affairs with both his fianc?e and her mother."
  • "In 1847, Mexico loses half its territory to the United States. Abelardo is haunted by his experiences during the invasion, especially a violent and brutal act he committed the day the American flag was raised over the capital. Persuaded by his wife's belief that writing about his past is cathartic, the older Abelardo explores the crucial relationships he lost during that same time, including his fiancee Isabel, whose mother he secretly desired."@en
  • "Mexico, fines del siglo XIX. Abelardo escribe sus recuerdos de juventud, ineludiblemente entrelazados con la intervencion norteamericana de 1847. Atestigua el proceso creativo su esposa, una mujer liberal que cuestiona y motiva a Abelardo, y es uno de sus principales motivos para escribir. Es sabido lo que paso entonces: la mitad del territorio mexicano paso a manos del incipiente imperio; hubo episodios heroicos y episodios vergonzosos, proceres, arribistas, traidores. Pero tambien, en medio de la catastrofe nacional, vocaciones, voluntades y pasiones individuales, como la de la pareja que rememora y la del doctor Urruchúa, obsesionado por los germenes."
  • "It is the end of the 19th century in Mexico. Half of the Mexican territory is now in the hands of the United States of America. In the midst of this national catastrophe, we hear the voices of heroes and traitors, and, through the reminiscences of Abelardo, we learn of the callings, the will and the passion of Mexican citizens questioning the future: "If there is really something after death, which role will our colorful life play in this kaleidoscope? ..." This novel describes a dark time in the history of Mexico without losing site of those whose voices are typically ignored."

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  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"@es
  • "Fiction"
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  • "Fiction"@es

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  • "Yankee invasion a novel of Mexico City"
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  • "La invasíon"
  • "Yankee invasion : a novel of Mexico City"
  • "La invasión"
  • "La invasión"@es

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