Richard Soare; Susan Conway; Jean-Pierre Williams; Dorothy Oehler Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc (2021) Saatavuus: Tilaustuote Pehmeäkantinen kirja
Oxford University Press Inc Sivumäärä: 320 sivua Asu: Pehmeäkantinen kirja Painos: Paperback Julkaisuvuosi: 2004, 22.04.2004 (lisätietoa) Kieli: Englanti
In his lifetime, the Peruvian Ricardo Palma (1838-1919) was one of the most popular and imitated writers in Latin America. As head of the National Library in Lima, Palma had access to a rich source of historical journals and records. His historical miscellanies, which he called "traditions," are witty anecdotes about conquerors, viceroys, corrupt and lovelorn friars, tragic loves and notorious characters.