Cecilia Valdez

Escrito por Cirilo Villaverde

Narrado por Elenco Fonolibro

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar la obra cumbre de la literatura Cubana, "Cecilia Valdés," del escritor Cirilo Villaverde, la cual es considerada la novela cubana más importante del siglo XIX y fue llevada al teatro con mucho éxito en una bellísima zarzuela.

La novela tiene lugar en la Cuba colonial de 1830. Cecilia Valdés es una joven y hermosa mulata, quien se enamora de un joven de sociedad, Leonardo de Gamboa, hijo de un rico magnate y traficante de esclavos, Cándido de Gamboa. Es la historia de un maravilloso amor que cae en tragedia por las diferencias raciales y sociales y por un pasado oculto que ambos jóvenes ignoran.

Cecilia Valdés relata la composición social, problemas raciales y mestizajes de la Cuba de la época, los círculos de la élite de los blancos nacidos en España y los blancos criollos; el número creciente de mulatos, a los que pertenecía Cecilia, y los negros, algunos esclavos y otros libres. La novela también relata cómo era practicada la seducción y relaciones entre las razas en la época colonial.

Viva en este maravilloso audiolibro esta historia de amor, tragedia y venganza, la cual levanta controversias y conflictos en la sociedad, familia y amigos, y que termina en un inesperado final.

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• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Fonolibro Audiobooks
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 1 abr 2011
• ISBN: 9781611540192

Comentarios para Cecilia Valdez

[cammykitty · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

SPOILERS FOR MOVIE!!!Page 491 and she's still alive. Yes, I finished [Cecelia Valdez, or El Angel Hill] today. I'll refrain from critiquing the movie... or at least I'll try to. Now I know one more reason why the movie, Cecilia, is called the most controversial movie in Cuban history. No, not because it might offend Castro. It's because the over-the-top religious symbolism including the bit where Cecilia dresses up as the Virgin and throws herself off a bell tower is Humberto Solas' invention, not Cirilo Villaverde's. Except for the names of the characters, the movie doesn't follow the book at all. Imagine if you'd gone to see Lord of the Rings, and in the end Frodo became a 6 foot tall hunk and decides to go look for a blonde in the land of men... Yup. You got the idea. As for the book, it was set in 1830s Havana, and written in exile shortly after that time period. Imagine Flaubert crossed with Nicolai Gogol but gone Cuban with a sprinkle of Gone with the Wind on top, and you're getting there. The translation is a bit clunky, but since this is a hard-to-find classic, we'll forgive that. The charm of the novel isn't really its plot, two lovers who can't be together because unbeknownst to them they are brother and sister. Yes, it goes a bit melodramatic at the end. Neither of the characters are nice enough to weep buckets for their difficulties, and you'll want to shake several people who aren't be blunt enough to make the lovers see that they are little too close in kinship. Denial is powerful, even in 1830. The reason to read this book is its intricate detail of the lifestyle, conventions and race assumptions of the time. Once you've finished reading this book, you'll be able to mill sugar cane in your own backyard. You'll know proper etiquette for a white-only ball, an all-race ball, and a colored ball. Amazingly enough, this level of detail doesn't drive the reader mad. It may come close, but then you realize Villaverde actually had a point for that digression. Either it will be for humor, or it will be to introduce a person who becomes important later, or a situation that will be repeated but in a more significant manner. Everything is beautifully foreshadowed.But no, Cecilia does not throw herself off of the bell tower. You won't weep at the end of the book because Cecilia just went splat. You may, however, weep because you have to leave 1830s Cuba.

[hemlokgang · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

A fascinating read! Set in the early 1800s in Cuba, this novel encompasses a marvelous melodrama and genuinely interesting, if depressing, history of social class and slavery of the period. The only negative is that the ending, after 490 pages of detail and delight wraps up in 1 page in a very unsatisfying manner.