Under the Fifth Sun: A Novel of Pancho Villa - Softcover

Shorris, Earl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393310833 ISBN 13: 9780393310832

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Told from the point of view of an ancient shaman, this is the dark and mystical story of Mexico's great revolutionary general, Pancho Villa. Shedding the Hollywood mantle of the drunken, womanizing bandit-turned-hero, to the Villa who comes to life in this extraordinary novel is part man and part myth, part visionary hoodlum and part brilliant general.

About the Author:

Earl Shorris (1936–2012) was the author of many works of both fiction and non-fiction including Latinos, Under the Fifth Sun, In the Language of Kings, and Riches for the Poor. He was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Clinton for his founding of the Clemente Course in the Humanities®, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0393310833
• ISBN 13: 9780393310832
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 638