"A new translation of a Latin American classic, Jos???e Eustasio Rivera's 'The vortex' follows the young poet Arturo Cova and his lover Alicia as they elope from Bogot???a and embark on an adventure through Colombia's varied and magical landscapes. When Alicia--pregnant, jealous, and more than a little weary--disappears, it's up to Arturo, and his unstoppable ego, to follow and win her back. From the cattle ranches of the llanos to the dense rainforest, accompanied by hucksters, cowboys, desperate souls, and a terrifying ...
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"A new translation of a Latin American classic, Jos???e Eustasio Rivera's 'The vortex' follows the young poet Arturo Cova and his lover Alicia as they elope from Bogot???a and embark on an adventure through Colombia's varied and magical landscapes. When Alicia--pregnant, jealous, and more than a little weary--disappears, it's up to Arturo, and his unstoppable ego, to follow and win her back. From the cattle ranches of the llanos to the dense rainforest, accompanied by hucksters, cowboys, desperate souls, and a terrifying tide of ants, Arturo pursues his bride-to-be, and becomes an inadvertent witness to the appalling conditions suffered by workers forced or tricked into tapping rubber trees"--
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