Huasipungo

Huasipungo in 1934 published novel of the Ecuadorian writer Jorge Icaza. Despite some stylistic and narrative flaws of this novel is considered the most important and one of the most important Icaza of Ecuador literature. Huasipungo writes clearly in the in the 1930s, spread to Latin America flow of indigenism one, as social-reformist tendencies emerge.

Huasipungo describes with great near the living conditions of indigenous peoples in the 1930s on the Ecuadorian country. The discussions of the indigenous are seemingly authentic, with many words in Kichwa, are listed. Also allows Huasipungo an insight into the Ecuadorian society this time, with their values ​​and constraints.

In Huasipungo the history of indigenous kichwasprechenden is told that live on the land of a latifundistas and work for him. For their work, they get a small reward, but the expenditure does not correspond in the least. They fault themselves and their children more and more. Indigenous peoples have the right to a piece of land that they can manage themselves, the Huasipungo. The latifundista is in constant need of money and therefore likes to take to the range of U.S. business men who suspect oil on his land. Just need some work - from the indigenous are done before this business is concluded. And their Huasipungos are the business in the way. Thus, the history of oppression of indigenous people and a hopeless revolt is told.

Expenditure

• (Spanish original ) Huasipungo, edited by and with an introduction by Teodosio Fernández, Madrid: Cátedra, 2007.
• ( a German version ) Huasipungo. Our little piece of earth, Göttingen: Lamuv, 1994, ISBN 3,921,521,262th
• ( English), Huasipungo: The Villagers, Southern Illinois University Press: Arcturus Books, 1973.

• Literary work
• Ecuadorian literature
• Literature ( Spanish)
• Literature ( 20th century)
• Novel, epic