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The mountain that eats men / Ander Izagirre ; translated by Tim Gutteridge.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish Publisher: London, UK : Zed Books, 2019Copyright date: ©2018Description: ix, 229 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781786994554
  • 1786994550
Uniform titles:
  • Potosí. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 863 23
LOC classification:
  • PQ6709.Z34
Contents:
In the Land of Fabulous Treasures -- The Princess and the Baron -- The Powder Keg -- The Dumping Ground -- The Devil.
Awards:
  • Winner of the English Pen Award.
Summary: "From the 16th century, the mines of Potosí, perched high in the Andes, bankrolled the Spanish empire. During those years immense wealth allowed the city to grow larger than London at the time and the mountain was quickly given the epithet Cerro Rico--the 'rich mountain'. But today, Potosí's inhabitants are some of the poorest in South America while the mountain itself has been so greedily plundered that its summit is on the verge of collapsing. So many people have died in the mines that Cerro Rico is now called the 'mountain that eats men'. In this captivating, moving tale of harrowing bravery and wistful beauty Ander Izagirre tells the story of the mountain and those who risk their lives in its shadow through the eyes of Alicia--a 14-year-old girl working in the dark, dangerous mines to support her family. Through her eyes we can come to know the story of postcolonial Bolivia."--Back cover.
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"Originally published in Spanish by Libros del KO in 2017"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229).

In the Land of Fabulous Treasures -- The Princess and the Baron -- The Powder Keg -- The Dumping Ground -- The Devil.

"From the 16th century, the mines of Potosí, perched high in the Andes, bankrolled the Spanish empire. During those years immense wealth allowed the city to grow larger than London at the time and the mountain was quickly given the epithet Cerro Rico--the 'rich mountain'. But today, Potosí's inhabitants are some of the poorest in South America while the mountain itself has been so greedily plundered that its summit is on the verge of collapsing. So many people have died in the mines that Cerro Rico is now called the 'mountain that eats men'. In this captivating, moving tale of harrowing bravery and wistful beauty Ander Izagirre tells the story of the mountain and those who risk their lives in its shadow through the eyes of Alicia--a 14-year-old girl working in the dark, dangerous mines to support her family. Through her eyes we can come to know the story of postcolonial Bolivia."--Back cover.

Translated from the Spanish.

Winner of the English Pen Award.

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