Our Lives are the Rivers by Jaime Manrique

Our Lives are the Rivers by Jaime Manrique

"A compelling story that melds history and biography into the context of a passionate love affair, Our Lives Are the Rivers is a masterful piece of historical fiction." -- San Francisco Chronicle

From critically acclaimed author Jaime Manrique comes a breathtaking novel based on the life of one of the most controversial women in the history of the Americas

Our Lives Are the Rivers tells the sweeping story of beautiful young freedom fighter Manuela Saenz, and the epic tale of her love affair with liberator Simón Bolívar. A novel of intoxicating love, passion, and adventure, Manrique vividly captures a dynamic continent struggling for its own identity and a woman willing to risk it all for her country--and her lover--in whose legacy lies the history of an entire continent.

Manrique, Jaime: - Jaime Manrique is a Colombian-born novelist, poet, essayist, and translator who has written both in English and Spanish, and whose work has been translated into fifteen languages. Among his publications in English are the novels Colombian Gold, Latin Moon in Manhattan, Twilight at the Equator, Our Lives Are the Rivers, and Cervantes Street; he has also published the memoir Eminent Maricones: Arenas, Lorca, Puig, and Me. His selected poems were published in Spanish in 2016. His honors include Colombia's National Poetry Award, a 2007 International Latino Book Award (Best Novel, Historical Fiction), and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He's a former associate professor in the MFA writing program at Columbia University and currently a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures in the City College of New York.

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ISBN 13	9780060820718
ISBN 10	0060820713
Title	Our Lives are the Rivers
Author	Jaime Manrique
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2007-02-20
Number of pages	384
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