{"product_id":"river-of-sorrows-libertad-demitropulos-9781877727887","title":"River of Sorrows","description":"Set during the 16th century tumult of exploration and first settlements along the Paraná River in Argentina, \u003ci\u003eRiver of Sorrows, \u003c\/i\u003e based on actual events, is told by people marginalized and usually invisible in history. Mestizo soldier Blas de Acuña's great unrequited love for the firey María Muratore prompts him to tell the story of María's amazing exploits, but it's not Blas but his second wife who insures that María is not forgotten by history. By constantly retelling the story, she creates a larger-than-life image that embraces all the women who kept the settlements alive, propped up the men and put loaded guns in their hands, and became the collective memory of a nation that, 450 years later, would be home to the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDemitropulos Libertad, \u003c\/b\u003e who died in July of 1998, is widely recognized as one of the finest Argentine writers of the twentieth century. Of her seven novels, \u003ci\u003eRiver of Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e is the most acclaimed. Mary G. Berg's translations of Latin American writers have been widely published. She teaches at Harvard University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Libertad Demitropulos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1877727881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781877727887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e White Pine Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.03w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2000 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2000 pg. 1721\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2001 pg. 64","brand":"Libertad Demitropulos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520611795199,"sku":"9781877727887","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dbca3691-31f3-4f6e-9940-50c1b6317388.jpg?v=1762886112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/river-of-sorrows-libertad-demitropulos-9781877727887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}