Argentina
(Spanish)
Special
Mention
160
Bodoc,
Liliana
Los días del Venado : la saga de los confines (The days of the stag :
epic of the lands at the end of the world)
3. ed.
Buenos Aires [et al.] :
Grupo Ed. Norma, 2001. - 322 p.
(Otros mundos)
ISBN 987-9334-90-6
The Good - The Evil - Freedom - Cultural conflict - America/Conquest
This gripping fantasy narrates the clash of two worlds and cultures.
Following a prophecy of their Holy Scriptures, the people of the »Fertile Lands«
await the arrival of representatives of the »Ancient Lands«. Contrary to what
they expected, however, these do not come with peaceful intentions but as
conquerors who want to destroy anything foreign to them. The invaders, led by
the »Son of Death«, threaten to be the victors in a terrible battle - had it
not been for a warrior who sacrifices himself for the freedom of the »Fertile
Lands«. The author creates settings, characters, and plots with a great deal of
imagination and skill, so that the reader is inextricably drawn into this
fictional world. Many allusions also make this a novel about the discovery and
conquest of the Americas, told from the point of view - in real history - of the
vanquished. (14+)