Cecilia Valdés o la Loma del Ángel by Cirilo Villaverde

"Cecilia Valdés o la Loma del Ángel" by Cirilo Villaverde is a novel first published in 1839 and revised in 1882. Set in 1830s colonial Havana, it tells the story of Cecilia, a beautiful mulatta who falls in love with Leonardo, unaware they share the same father. Their forbidden romance unfolds against Cuba's complex racial and social hierarchies, leading to betrayal, revenge, and tragedy. This sweeping portrait of Cuban society explores the intricate relationships between whites, mulattos, and enslaved and free blacks in a deeply divided world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Villaverde, Cirilo, 1812-1894
Title Cecilia Valdés o la Loma del Ángel
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Vald%C3%A9s Wikipedia page about this book: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Vald%C3%A9s_(novela)
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language Spanish
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Cuba -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 28281
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 4, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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