The Prohibited Histories About The Little Thumb

 

Rudy Villatoro Herrera

Language: Spanish

Title: Las Historias Prohibidas Del Pulgarcito (The Prohibited Histories About The Little Thumb)

Author: Roque Dalton

Publisher: Siglo Veintiuno

Year: 1974

Summary

Roque Dalton Garcia was born on May 14, 1935, Quezaltepeque, El Salvador. He was a Salvadorean poet and journalist. Garcia is considered one Latin America's most compelling poets. He wrote emotionally strong, sometimes sarcastic and image-loaded works dealing with life, death, and politics.

Garcia published some books. One of them is Prohibited Histories about the Little Thumb. It was published in 1974. This book talks about texts and poems that form a poem-collage. It gives us a revolutionary view about the history of El Salvador from Spanish conquest to the tragic war with Honduras.

This book has a little biography of some important people like Jose Matias Delgado who was one of the founding fathers of El Salvador. The book explains when he lived, and how he wanted to lift the economy with the working class.

Other important character was Anastasio Aquino who leads the guerrilla in El Salvador against the wealthy people whose were exploiting the poorer ones.

Recommendation

I recommend this book because people can learn about a little of history of El Salvador. They will learn about culture of Salvadorean people and their style of live. If you are a person who wants to know, learn, and read something different, you can't miss this opportunity to meet this book.

You will learn about the lives of some important characters in the history of El Salvador. The way how they lead and live among the working class.