El terremoto de San Salvador: Narracion de un superviviente [Paperback]

Porfirio Barba Jacob (Author)

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Paperback: 244 pages
Publisher: Villegas Editores; 1 edition (Aug 1 2006)
Language: Spanish
ISBN-10: 9589393985
ISBN-13: 978-9589393987
Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 295 g

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Written within hours of the catastrophe on Corpus Thursday in 1917, this narrative describes the events that unfolded after one of the most severe earthquakes in Salvadorean history. As this survivor recalls the atmosphere of fear that prevailed in the aftermath of the disaster he exposes his audacity as both a writer and a journalist.

Escrito a pocas horas de diferencia de ocurrida la catástrofe, este cuento narra lo sucedido tras lo que fue él más fuerte de los terremotos ocurridos en la historia reciente de El Salvador, durante la noche del jueves de Corpus de 1917. Describiendo la atmósfera de miedo que existió tras los eventos descritos en este libro, éste sobreviviente deja expuesta su audacia como autor y periodista.

About the Author

Porfirio Barba Jacob is the pseudonym of Miguel Ángel Osorio, who was a poet and the author of Canciones y elegías, Poemas intemporales, and Rosas negras.

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Amazon.com: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent narrative day by day, July 28 2011

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This review is from: El terremoto de San Salvador: Narracion de un superviviente (Paperback)

I live here in San Salvador, at the feet of the same volcano depicted in the book. I really enjoyed the description made about the city and streets at the moment of the earthquake and tried to compare with the actual City, i thought about my grandparents in 1917 too. At the same time, made me think about the people and the special persons and authorities who were so helpful in those very sad moments. The historic earthquake list added to the book is so much interesting too.

4.0 out of 5 stars Engolada pero interesante, May 27 2007

By J. Fdez Perdiz - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: El terremoto de San Salvador: Narracion de un superviviente (Paperback)

Interesante y curiosa crónica novelada del terremoto que en 1917 asoló la ciudad de San Salvador.

La retórica modernista y la vanalidad del argumento serían insufribles si no fuera por el ritmo de la narración, la viveza de las descripciones y lo breve del conjunto.

La edición está muy cuidada y las notas a pie de página dan un contrapunto excelente al texto original.

Una invitación a conocer más y más de cerca San Salvador y su historia.

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