Fiesta in November (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Eduardo Mallea
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Mid-1930’s
- Setting: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Prisoners, Social issues, Communication, Poetry or poets, 1930’s, Abortion, Argentina or Argentineans, Wealth, Parties, Fraud, Finance
- Locales: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Characters Discussed
Eugenia Rague (eh-ew-HEHN-ee- ah RRAH-geh), a highly respected woman in the society of Buenos Aires. She achieved her position by being very rich rather than by aristocratic birth. She looks down upon all who are beneath her class but also resents authentic aristocrats. She acquires paintings and sculptures as a means of acquiring the admiration of members of high society. She is puritan almost to the point of fanaticism, incapable of pardoning human weaknesses, domineering, and ambitious; the role she plays in her family is more that of tyrant than that of...
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