01511nam a2200229   4500008004100000020001800041037004000059041001200099082001400111100002700125245002100152250000600173260003700179300000800216500081800224650002001042700002201062942000801084942000801092952016201100999001901262260606b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781877727887  cPurchasednPrism Books, Kadavanthra  aEnglish  aFbDEM/RI  aDemitropulos, Libertad  aRIVER Of SORROWS  a1  aNew YorkbWhite Wine Pressc2000  g147  aRiver 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.  aSpanish fiction  aMary Berg G.(tr.)  cREF  2ddc  00102ddc40708REFaMAINbMAINcREFd2026-06-02ePurchasedg1299.00iKC-26-CRB-1617,2026/06/02l0oF DEM/RIpE1102960r2026-06-06 13:36:17w2026-06-02yREF  c198652d198652