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A Novel of Peru
Benardete, M. J. | November 29, 1941 issue

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The article critically appraises the book "Broad and Alien is the World," by Ciro Alegría and translated by Harriet de Onís. The novel has a praiseworthy theme, the defense of the Peruvian Indians against the unconscionable exploitation of the unscrupulous ranch owners, greedy for land and for low-priced workers in their mines and on their plantations. Alegría is not an Indian or of Indian descent. Actually he springs from the ranch owners' class of Peru. His betrayal, then, of selfish class loyalties is to his honor. The glorious tradition of Ibero-U.S. concerning the problems of the Indians extends far back.

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BOOKS & reading; BROAD & Alien is the World (Book); ALEGRIA, Ciro, 1909-1967; PLANTATIONS; RANCHES; EMPLOYEES
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