"Widely acknowledged as the first Chilean novel, Martin Rivas (1862) by Alberto Blest Gana (1830-1920) is at once a passionate love story and an optimistic representation of Chilean nationhood. Written shortly after a decade of civil conflict, it is an indispensable source for understanding politics and society in nineteenth-century Chile. The hero of the story is Martin Rivas, an impoverished but ambitious youngster from the northern m ..."
"Martín Rivas, one of the most important novels by Alberto Blest Gana constitutes a clear example of the best chilean narrative tradition. Over the background of a frustrated liberal rebellion, amidst the growing opportunism of the political ruling class, the author sketches a love and social climb story, told with remarkable tact, equilibrium and vivacity. Province and capital, people and elite, french imitators and mixed race, romant ..."
Neruda De 1904 a 1936 by JaimeConcha 294 Pages, Published 2022 by Unc Press Books ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-7091-1, ISBN: 1-4696-7091-7
Latin American Literature and Culture Ser. Foundational Fictions : The National Romances of Latin America 8 by Doris Sommer 418 Pages, Published 1991 by Univ Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-91386-8, ISBN: 0-520-91386-8
Gabriela Mistral by JaimeConcha 172 Pages, Published 2015 by Ediciones Universidad Alberto Hurtado ISBN-13: 978-956-357-029-8, ISBN: 956-357-029-4
Homenaje a JaimeConcha Releyendo a Contraluz by Ignacio Álvarez 196 Pages, Published 2018 by Unc Press Books ISBN-13: 978-1-945234-43-9, ISBN: 1-945234-43-1
Leer a contraluz Estudios sobre narrativa de Blest Gana a Bolaño by JaimeConcha 308 Pages, Published 2011 by Ediciones Universidad Alberto Hurtado ISBN-13: 978-956-9320-06-4, ISBN: 956-9320-06-0
Leer a contraluz estudios sobre narrativa chilena : de Blest Gana a Varas y Bolano by JaimeConcha Softcover, 363 Pages, Published 2011 by Universidad Alberto Hurtado ISBN-13: 978-956-8421-52-6, ISBN: 956-8421-52-1
Martin Rivas by Alberto Blest Gana 448 Pages, Published 2000 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-993890-2, ISBN: 0-19-993890-3