In this deeply moving picture of the turmoil of the first great revolution of the twentieth century--the Mexican Revolution of 1910--Azuela depicts the anarchy and the idealism, the base human passions and the valor and nobility of the simple folk, and, most striking of all, the fascination of revol[...]
Los de abajo (The Underdogs) is Mariano Azuela s unforgettable novel of the Mexican Revolution (1910 17). It is widely regarded as the best Mexican novel about the war and was published during the armed struggle. This Norton Critical Edition is based on a new translation by acclaimed scholars Ilan S[...]
The Underdogs
Mariano Azuela
Ten years after its publication in a small El Paso paper, "The Underdogs" achieved worldwide renown as the greatest novel of the Mexican Revolution. It tells the story of Demetrio Macias, a modest, peace-loving Indian, who is forced to side with the rebels to sa[...]