The adventures of China Iron
(Book)
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Author:
Contributors:
Mackintosh, Fiona J. 1970- translator.
Macintyre, Iona, translator.
Hernández, José, 1834-1886. Martín Fierro.
Macintyre, Iona, translator.
Hernández, José, 1834-1886. Martín Fierro.
Published:
Edinburgh : Charco Press, 2019.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
188 pages ; 20 cm
Status:
Description
"This is a riotous romp taking the reader from the turbulent frontier culture of the pampas deep into indigenous territories. It charts the adventures of Mrs. China Iron, Martín Fierro's abandoned wife, in her travels across the pampas in a covered wagon with her new-found friend, soon to become lover, a Scottish woman named Liz. While Liz provides China with a sentimental education and schools her in the nefarious ways of the British Empire, their eyes are opened to the wonders of Argentina's richly diverse flora and fauna, cultures and languages, as well as to its national struggles. After a clash with Colonel Hernández (the author who 'stole' Martín Fierro's poems) and a drunken orgy with gauchos, they eventually find refuge and a peaceful future in a utopian indigenous community, the river-dwelling Iñchiñ people. Seen from an ox-drawn wagon, the narrative moves through the Argentinian landscape, charting the flora and fauna of the Pampas, Gaucho culture, Argentinian nation-building and British colonial projects."--Provided by publisher.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781916465664, 1916465668
Notes
General Note
Translated from the Spanish.
General Note
"First published in Spanish as Las aventuras de la China Iron by Penguin Random House Group (Argentina)"--Title page verso.
General Note
China. Pronounced 'cheena': designation for female, from the Quechua. Iron: The English word for Fierro, reference to the gaucho Martín Fierro, from José Hernández's epic poem.
Description
"This is a riotous romp taking the reader from the turbulent frontier culture of the pampas deep into indigenous territories. It charts the adventures of Mrs. China Iron, Martín Fierro's abandoned wife, in her travels across the pampas in a covered wagon with her new-found friend, soon to become lover, a Scottish woman named Liz. While Liz provides China with a sentimental education and schools her in the nefarious ways of the British Empire, their eyes are opened to the wonders of Argentina's richly diverse flora and fauna, cultures and languages, as well as to its national struggles. After a clash with Colonel Hernández (the author who 'stole' Martín Fierro's poems) and a drunken orgy with gauchos, they eventually find refuge and a peaceful future in a utopian indigenous community, the river-dwelling Iñchiñ people. Seen from an ox-drawn wagon, the narrative moves through the Argentinian landscape, charting the flora and fauna of the Pampas, Gaucho culture, Argentinian nation-building and British colonial projects."--Provided by publisher.
Awards
Man Booker International Prize, Short List, 2020
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Cabezón Cámara, G., Mackintosh, F. J. 1., Macintyre, I., & Hernández, J. (2019). The adventures of China Iron. Edinburgh, Charco Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gabriela Cabezón Cámara et al.. 2019. The Adventures of China Iron. Edinburgh, Charco Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gabriela Cabezón Cámara et al., The Adventures of China Iron. Edinburgh, Charco Press, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Cabezón Cámara, Gabriela, et al. The Adventures of China Iron. Edinburgh, Charco Press, 2019.
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g pt. ONE|t PAMPAS --|t It Was the Brightness of the Light --|t Wagon --|t We Come from Dust --|t La China Isn't a Name --|t Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin --|t Under the British Empire --|t Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together --|t At the Mercy of the Caranchos --|t Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank --|t Morbid Light of Dead Men's Bones --|t Tank You Senorafor Cure Me --|t By Dint of Force --|t That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones --|t British Science --|t Suspended in the Air --|t We Branded Each and Every Animal --|t An Orphan's Fate --|t I Was Burning My Bridges --|t A Prophet with a Paintbrush --|g pt. TWO|t FORT --|t Dressed to the Nines --|t A Dust Cloud Can Linger --|t Do Come In, My Dear --|t Colours Became Detached from Their Objects --|t I Climaxed Too --|t Tangled Legs --|t A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs --|t Whip and the Rod --|t That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer --|t Punch and Whisky --|t You Fucking Whore! --|t Goodbye, Colonel --|g pt. THREE|t INDIAN TERRITORY --|t Frothing like Foam --|t As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands --|t Earth Croaked --|t An Erratic Flight --|t Most Were Naked and Beautiful --|t Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now --|t But We Don't Have Any Weapons --|t Light is Doubled on the Islands --|t Contemplating the Trees --|t I Wish You Could See Us. |
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