..". very well translated... Cardenal merits praise for
presenting, on such an ambitious scale, a passionate alternative
history of the Spanish encounter with Central America."
Booklist
"Combining hsitory with poetry, Cardenal exposes the violence,
treachery, injustice, and exploitation that are so much a part of
Central America and Mexico s] past and present." World Literature
Today
"Explore this dense, beautiful poem and you will be rewarded
with riches that delight and hurt not ." Nicaragua Update
..". a remarkable text.... El estrecho dudoso is a masterful and
compelling poetic account of early colonial Central America, and
the translation is likewise masterful." Colonial Latin American
Historical Review
In this book-length poem, Nicaraguan priest and revolutionary
Ernesto Cardenal tells the story of the Spanish conquest of Central
America from the "discovery" of the American continent to recent
historical events. A remarkable achievement and an engrossing
narrative, the poem is published here in both Spanish and
English."
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