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Can I read Chambacú: Black Slum (Discoveries) on EtoBox?
Chambacú: Black Slum (Discoveries) by Manuel Zapata Olivella is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Chambacú: Black Slum (Discoveries) about?
A masterful translation of a powerful novel set amidst the misery of a mosquito-infested island near Cartagena where a single mother and her family are touched irrevocably by the war between the United States and Korea. Uneducated, indigent, and disunited, the protagonists represent the condition of a countless diaspora of blacks in the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Third World.
Who reads Chambacú: Black Slum (Discoveries)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Manuel Zapata Olivella
- Publisher
- Pittsburgh, Pa.: Latin American Literary Review Press
- Published
- 1989
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780935480399
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Romance, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.71 / 5 (24 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14