Barrage of Fire

Barrage of Fire (Spanish: Aluvión de Fuego) is a novel written by Óscar Cerruto and published in 1935. It was chosen as one of the ten best Bolivian novels of all time.[1]

Summary

Barrage of Fire recounts the cruel reality of Bolivian life during the Chaco War. The novel narrates the experiences of Mauricio Santa Cruz, a young man getting ready to go to war, whose expectations are turned around as he discovers the realities of a suffering nation, the great injustices being done to an entire people, and the ultimate reality of a nation engulfed in a flood of fire.

Reviews

A critical review of the book can be found in the "Ibero-American Magazine" of the University of Pittsburgh ISSN 2154-4794[2]

References
  1. "Aluvión de fuego - EcuRed".
  2. García Pabón, Leonardo (1986). "Territorio y nación: Indios y mineros en "Aluvión de Fuego" de Oscar Cerruto". Revista Iberoamericana. 52 (134): 93–109. doi:10.5195/reviberoamer.1986.4149.


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