Doña Barbara

Rómulo Gallegos, the first democratically elected President of Venezuela who wrote Doña Bárbara and other literary works – In Memoriam
“…The novel revolves around the llano, and its significance to two feuding cousins with vast ranching estates. Doña Barbara, a treacherously beautiful rancher has steadily expanded her estate over the years through her calculating manipulation and seduction of men, furthering her reputation as a witch with her nightly conversations with her “Partner,” the devil. These corrupt dealings committed by Barbara and the mismanagement of land, wealth, and justice by government officials in the novel represent many of Gallegos’ criticisms against the Venezuelan dictatorship…” http://www.rochester.edu/College/translation/threepercent/2012/08/14/latest-review-dona-barbara-by-romulo-gallegos/

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