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La Tierra del fuego

By: Sylvia Iparraguirre
Narrated by: George Bass
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This title is in Spanish.

This novel by Sylvia Iparraguirre is based on the story of a Ymara Indian named Jemmy Button.

In 1830, a British sea captain removes Jemmy from his native land, Cape Horn, Argentina, with the intent of taking him to London and converting him into a polished and civilized man. Jemmy then returns to his homeland to influence the barbaric people to become civilized like the British. It is only during a trial in the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands) that the experiment is revealed as a miserable failure.

©2004 Sylvia Iparraguirre (P)2004 Recorded Books
Historical Fiction
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"This brilliant and beautifully wrought work deserves to become a classic." (Texas Observer)
"This story deals with European arrogance without resorting to the cliche of the Noble Savage." (Hispanic Outlook)
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