El Zarco, the blue-eyed bandit

El Zarco, the blue-eyed bandit

episodes of Mexican life between 1861-1863

by Igancio Manuel Altamirano
3/5
(13 votes)

Zarco the Blue-eyed Bandit (1901) by the Mexican nationalist Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1843–1893) is one of the earliest Latin American novels written by an Indian.

Altamirano, whose childhood language was Nahuatl, received one of the finest educa.

Format
231 pages, Paperback
First published
2007
Publishers
Lumen· Inc.
Language
English

A classic piece of literature from 19th century Mexico, "El Zarco: The Blue-Eyed Bandit" by Ignacio Manuel Altamirano is deftly, accurately, and faithfully translated from Spanish to English by Ronald Christ. The story is a classic melodrama, although with some roots in reality.

1861. The Mexican government is engaged in a civil war, with Benito Juarez at the helm.

It was a quick read and presented an interesting picture of life in Mexico among bandits. However it wasn't too spectacularly written, though some may have been lost in translation.

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