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...great raconteur, Manuel reveals himself as an intelligent picaro, with a tragic marriage which ended when his wife died and his mistress married someone else, leaving him with children whom he refuses to care for. Before this trauma, he had lived through a mixed childhood, marrying at 15, but still fatally attracted to his first love. After it, he attempts to start over as a laborer in California, only to return to Mexico City and a life of shady dealings on the open market, gambling, and drink...

Author: By Walter L. Goldfrank, | Title: Lewis' Novel Begins Where Anthropology Leaves Off | 2/24/1962 | See Source »

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