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Sofía Segovia, Transl. Simon BruniA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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This is a fictionalized version of a child observing the ongoing Mexican Revolution. The author, who was a child during the war, reveals the revolution’s impact on families and on those who fought in it.
One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez (2006)
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Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution by Frank McLynn (2002)
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