01338nam a2200217 4500 260606b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781877727887 Purchased Prism Books, Kadavanthra English F DEM/RI Demitropulos, Libertad RIVER Of SORROWS 1 New York White Wine Press 2000 147 River of Sorrows is a historical novel set in 16th-century Argentina during the early Spanish colonial settlements along the Paraná River. The story is narrated through layered voices of settlers and marginalized figures, especially women and mestizo characters, whose lives are usually absent from official history. It reconstructs episodes of conflict, rebellion, survival, and everyday struggle in the founding of early colonial towns such as Santa Fe. At its core, the novel explores how memory is preserved and reshaped through storytelling, especially by women who ensure that forgotten lives and events are not erased from history. Through its vivid narrative style, the book highlights themes of colonial violence, gender roles, cultural hybridity, and the making of historical memory in Latin America. Spanish fiction Mary Berg G.(tr.) REF ddc 0 0 ddc 0 0 REF MAIN MAIN REF 2026-06-02 Purchased 1299.00 KC-26-CRB-1617,2026/06/02 0 F DEM/RI E1102960 2026-06-06 13:36:17 2026-06-02 REF 198652 198652