The Edge of the Storm (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Agustín Yáñez
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Spring, 1909, to spring, 1910
- Setting: Near Guadalajara, Mexico
- Principal Characters: Don Dionisio, María, Padre Islas, Damián Limón, Micaela Rodríguez, Victoria, Gabriel, Luis Gonzaga Pérez, Mercedes Toledo, Lucas Macías
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Sex or sexuality, Murder or homicide, Social issues, Villages, 1910’s, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Mental illness, Oppression, Death or dying, Small-town life, Catholics or Catholic Church, Mexico or Mexicans, Priests, Religious life, Scandal
- Locales: Guadalajara, Mexico
The Story:
Don Timoteo Limón was finishing his personal devotions when he became aware that a dog had been continuously howling and that he had forgotten to pray to several saints. Terrorized by the plaintive sound of the dog, which recalled to him the tragedy of his young daughter Rosalía, Don Timoteo had visions of past events. One such event that made him feel guilty was his killing a man in self-defense. The officials had exonerated him, but the image of the dead man’s face still haunted him. He then linked the dog’s howling to the fate of his son Damián who had gone...
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