by Mariano Azuela · Ediciones Cátedra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788437602264
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«Los de abajo» is the novel of the Mexican Revolution by Mariano Azuela, published by Ediciones Cátedra in paperback (224 pages, in Spanish).
The story follows Demetrio Macías, a peasant who is drawn into the armed revolt and ends up as a military leader. Through his group and the episodes of the struggle, the narrative shows the violence and chaos of the Mexican Revolution, but also the growing disillusionment of those who took part in it.
Originally published in 1915, it belongs to the Letras Hispánicas collection, with edition, introduction and notes by Marta Portal.
For readers of classic literature and historical fiction about the Mexican Revolution.
Mariano Azuela González was a Mexican writer and medical doctor, best known for his fictional stories of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. He wrote novels, works for theatre and literary criticism. He is the first of the "novelists of the Revolution," and he influenced other Mexican novelists of social protest.
