Dos Santos - Novela
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ISBN10: 1514283735
ISBN13: 9781514283738
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jun 8 2015
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.99
Language: Spanish
ISBN13: 9781514283738
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jun 8 2015
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.99
Language: Spanish
PREMIOS PARA 'DOS SANTOS' - INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD (ILBA) PRIMER LUGAR EN LA CATEGORIA DE TRADUCCION A ESPAÑOL - 2017 SEGUNDO LUGAR EN LA CATEGORIA DE NOVELAS HISTÓRICAS - 2013 La trama de Dos Santos toma lugar en los primeros dÃas de la conquista española de la isla caribeña hoy llamada Puerto Rico. En la época cuando el pueblo taÃno llamaba a su isla hogar Borikén, los españoles se referÃan a ella como la isla de San Juan Bautista. AllÃ, dos culturas muy diferentes se enfrentaron en una lucha que ayudó a definir a un nuevo pueblo. En medio de esa lucha, un hombre se dispuso a crear una vida para sà mismo. Tomando riesgos para cambiar su destino encontró la vida que buscaba, y el amor que él no sabÃa que necesitaba, en un lugar inesperado....entre los taÃnos. Su nueva vida reveló las diferencias entre los taÃnos y españoles y presentó un reto a sus creencias y lealtades. Dos Santos se desenlaza dentro de un marco histórico cuidadosamente investigado por el autor. Este libro ofrece una oportunidad única para acercarse a la cultura taÃna del perÃodo, mientras expone un capÃtulo fascinante de los inicios de la conquista española del 'nuevo mundo'. ---- Dos Santos is a novel, available in Spanish and English, set in the earliest days of the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean island that would eventually be called Puerto Rico. There two vastly different cultures met in a struggle that would help define a new people. In the midst of that struggle one man set out to find a place of himself. Taking risks to change his destiny he found the life he sought, and the love he didn't know he needed, in an unexpected place...among the indigenous Taino people of the island. His new life exposed the differences between the Tainos and the Spaniards and challenged his beliefs and loyalties. Dos Santos is set within a carefully researched historical backdrop. This book will give the reader a rare glimpse into the life of the Taino culture of the period, while retracing a fascinating chapter in the early Spanish conquest of the new world.
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