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The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution

Mariano Azuela

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During the Mexican Revolution, the peasant Demetrio Macías, driven from his home by federal soldiers who burn his house, takes to the mountains and becomes…

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Author
Mariano Azuela
Category
History
Language
English
Source
Project Gutenberg

About this book

During the Mexican Revolution, the peasant Demetrio Macías, driven from his home by federal soldiers who burn his house, takes to the mountains and becomes the leader of a band of rebels. At first they fight bravely for justice, and they are joined by Luis Cervantes, an idealistic, opportunistic young medical student; but as they win battles and rise in rank, the revolution turns into looting, cruelty and confusion, and Demetrio no longer knows why he is fighting. When his wife asks him, he throws a stone into a canyon and watches it fall.

Context and significance

Mariano Azuela (1873–1952), a doctor who served with the forces of Pancho Villa, published the novel in 1915, and it is the most famous novel of the Mexican Revolution. This is the English translation of 1929 by Enrique Munguía. Compare All Quiet on the Western Front.

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