First published in 1903 A fuego lento has all the elements to be considered a veritable roman a clef: its first part takes place in some caribbean place that under the despective name of Ganga hardly conceals it's real identity as the colombian city of Barranquilla, where Emilio Bobadilla lived during some months in 1898 and from where he was ousted, embittered and angry with the local literary circles. His later expulsion from the country by president Jose Manuel Marroquin (1827-1908) did not precisely contribute to his appeasement, thus his retaliation with his best weapon, his pen. What he...
First published in 1903 A fuego lento has all the elements to be considered a veritable roman a clef: its first part takes place in some caribbean pla...
La primera parte de la novela transcurre en algun lugar caribeno que, bajo el despectivo nombre de Ganga, oculta en realidad la ciudad colombiana de Barranquilla, donde Emilio Bobadilla residiera algunos meses de 1898 y de donde salio peleado con todo el mundillo literario. Su posterior expulsion del pais por el presidente Jose Manuel Marroquin (1827-1908) no contribuyo precisamente a apaciguar su animo, de ahi que respondiera a los ataques como mejor sabia: escribiendo."
La primera parte de la novela transcurre en algun lugar caribeno que, bajo el despectivo nombre de Ganga, oculta en realidad la ciudad colombiana de B...
