Under the Fifth Sun: A Novel of Pancho Villa

By: Earl Shorris

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Synopsis: This is a work of great scope, a powerful illumination of an enigmatic figure. Told from the point of view of an ancient shaman, this is the dark and mystical story of Mexico's greatest revolutionary general, Pancho Villa. Shedding the Hollywood mantle of the drunken, womanizing bandit-turned-hero, the Villa who comes to life in this extraordinary novel is part man and part myth, part visionary hoodlum and part brilliant general. A troubled childhood--marked by his father's early death in the fields and his sister's rape by a local landowner--and a prophetic dream propel young Villa through a period of lawlessness and drifting and into life as a military leader. The story moves convincingly through the events of Villa's life, showing him to be a man of fierce passions and moral conviction, a natural leader for the rebellion.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780393343724
Related ISBNs:: 9780393310832
Publisher:: W. W. Norton & Company
Date of Addition:: 04/24/25
Copyrighted By:: Earl Shorris
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.