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The ultimate "riding off into the sunset" work of literature. ( )

"Pues son mis dichas desdichas
las de todos mis hermanos
ellos guardarán ufanos
en su corazón mi historia
me tendrán en su memoria
para siempre mis paisanos"
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Epic Poem. This is the story of the Gaucho in Argentina. The man is poor and has been mistreated by those around him. He loses his home, wife, children when he is conscripted. In the conscription, he is not paid, fed, or clothed. Only abused and used. There are two sections. The first is 13 cantos and the second part is 33 cantos. It is not hard to read but it is long and I am not much for poetry though I would rather read one like this that is actually a story than just straight poetry. ( )

Es un libro escrito en lenguaje gauchesco por un autor culto. Refleja una realidad muy cruda ,característica de esa época y lo leí en varias oportunidades,encontrando cada vez más mensajes válidos ,aplicables a la actualidad. ( )