by Cirilo Villaverde (Author), Cirilo Villaverde (Author)
Cecilia Valdes is arguably the most important novel of 19th century Cuba. Written in 1882 by Cirilo Villaverde in exile in New York City, but set in the Havana of the 1830s, the novel recounts a story of the moral, political, and sexual depravity caused by slavery and colonialism.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 501
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 20 Oct 2005
ISBN 10: 0195143957
ISBN 13: 9780195143959