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Analyzing Manlio Argueta, One Day of Life

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​ Read Manlio Argueta, One Day of Life (El Salvador, 1970s). This is a gripping and painful book with some brutal scenes. What do you learn about the life of a peasant‑‑both the general situation of a poor person who lives off the land, and the specific situation of state terror which peasants experienced in El Salvador during this period?

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Analyzing José María Arguedas, Deep Rivers

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​ Read José María Arguedas, Deep Rivers (Perú, c. 1930). This is a complex novel made more difficult by the use of words from the Quechua language (though with a glossary) and the fact that many of the main character’s friends are sometimes referred to by their names, sometimes by their nicknames. But it has several interesting sociological dimensions. (Pick one of these rather than trying to cover them all in a single paper.)

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