Cecilia Valdés o la Loma del Ángel

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Villaverde, Cirilo, 1812-1894

Language:

Spanish

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Cecilia Valdés o la Loma del Ángel" by Cirilo Villaverde is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work is recognized as a significant piece of Cuban literature, exploring the social and political landscape of Cuba during the early 19th century. The story centers around the character of Cecilia, a young woman whose life and experiences reflect the tumultuous realities of her society, marked by issues of race, class, and the legacies of colonialism and slavery. The opening of "Cecilia Valdés" introduces the reader to a tense and emotional scene involving a mysterious gentleman, who arrives in a carriage and meets with a mulata woman named Josefa. Their conversation reveals the plight of a sick young woman who has been deeply affected by a recent traumatic event. The gentleman expresses his concern for the patient and hints at a complex backstory involving the separation of a mother and her child. This emotional set-up establishes the themes of love, loss, and social tensions that will play a crucial role throughout the narrative, suggesting a rich exploration of character and circumstance in the cultural context of 19th-century Cuba. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Chuck Greif, Víctor Moné and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Vald%C3%A9s Wikipedia page about this book: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Vald%C3%A9s_(novela)

Release date is 2009-03-08