{"product_id":"one-day-of-life-9780679732433","title":"One Day of Life","description":"Celebrated for the authenticity of its vernacular style and the incandescence of its lyricism, \u003ci\u003eOne Day of Life\u003c\/i\u003e depicts a typical day in the life of a peasant family caught up in the terror and corruption of civil war in El Salvador. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e5:30 A.M. in Chalate, a small rural town: Lupe, the grandmother of the Guardado family and the central figure of the novel, is up and about doing her chores. By 5:00 P.M. the plot of the novel has been resolved, with the Civil Guard's search for and interrogation of Lupe's young granddaughter, Adolfina. Told entirely from the perspective of the resilient women of the Guardado family, \u003ci\u003eOne Day of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a disturbing and inspiring evocation of the harsh realities of peasant life in El Salvador after fifty years of military exploitation; it is also a mercilessly accurate dramatization of the relationship of the peasants to both the state and the church. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by Bill Brow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manlio Argueta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.19w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679732433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovelist and critic Manlio Argueta was born in San Miguel, El Salvador, in 1935. He was exiled from El Salvador and lived in Costa Rica during the Salvadoran Civil War (1979-1992). His published works include \u003ci\u003eA Place Called Milagro de la Paz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood in the Red Light District\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCuzcatlan: Where the Southern Sea Beats\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOne Day of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which placed fifth in the list by Modern Library of the 100 best Latin American novels of the 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Manlio Argueta \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47598599569565,"sku":"9780679732433","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b0e1b33a-e43f-4c8f-8522-af63b04a68c5.jpg?v=1769516591","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/one-day-of-life-9780679732433","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}