Title Martin Rivas / a novel by Alberto Blest Gana ; translated from the Spanish by Tess O'Dwyer ; with an introduction by Jaime Concha.

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New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

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Description	1 online resource (1, 389 pages).
Series	Library of Latin America
	Library of Latin America.
Note	Print version record.
Contents	Series Editors' General Introduction; Introduction; Martín Rivas.
Summary	Widely acknowledged as the first Chilean novel, Martin Rivas (1862) by Alberto Blest Gana (1830-1920) is at once a passionate love story and an optimistic representation of Chilean nationhood. Written shortly after a decade of civil conflict, it is an indispensable source for understanding politics and society in nineteenth-century Chile. The hero of the story is Martin Rivas, an impoverished but ambitious youngster from the northern mining region of Chile, who is entrusted by his late father to the household of a wealthy and influential member of the Santiago elite. While living there, he fal.
Subject	Chile -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Fiction.
	Chile -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.
	FICTION -- Romance -- General.
	Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
	Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
	Chile. (OCoLC)fst01205362
Chronological Term	1800-1899
Genre/Form	Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
	Political fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726702
	Love stories.
	Political fiction.
Added Author	O'Dwyer, Tess.
Added Title	Martin Ricas. English
Other Form:	Print version: Blest Gana, Alberto, 1830-1920. Martin Ricas. English. Martin Rivas. New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 (DLC) 99047790
ISBN	9780198026686 (electronic bk.)
	0198026684 (electronic bk.)

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