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José Martí Reader: Writings on the Americas

“[Martí] added a social agenda to the historic program of national liberation and instantly converted a movement devoted to the establishment of a new nation into a force dedicated to shaping a new society. Martí transformed rebellion into revolution... Like a master weaver, Martí pulled together all the separate threads of Cuban discontent — social, economic, political, racial, historical — and wove them into a radical movement of enormous force.” — Louis A. Pérez Jr, author of José Martí in the United States

 

“Oh Cuba! ... the blood of Martí was not yours alone; it belonged to an entire race, to an entire continent; it belonged to the powerful youth who have lost probably the best of teachers; he belonged to the future!” — Rubén Darío

 

This new edition of an elegant anthology features bilingual poetry, a revised translation, and several new pieces. It presents the full breadth of José Martí’s work: his political essays and writings on culture, his letters, and his poetry. Readers will discover a literary genius and an insightful political commentator on troubled US-Latin America relations.

 

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 300
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781920888749
  • Genres
  • history, essays, poetry, politics
  • Release date
  • 2006