Overview
El tren pasa primero es la gran novela sobre el movimiento ferrocarrilero de finales de 1950 en México, que terminó sofocado por la represión violenta del gobierno y el encarcelamiento de sus líderes.
Nada fue lo mismo para Trinidad Pineda Chiñas desde que vio un tren pasar frente a él por primera vez. A partir de entonces, el silbato de un ferrocarril, el ajetreo en los andenes, los empujones y el olor del chapopote dan sentido a su vida. Inspirada en la figura de Demetrio Vallejo, esta novela (Premio Rómulo Gallegos 2007 y traducida a varios idiomas) es el retrato de una época y un homenaje a los hombres y mujeres detrás del gran movimiento ferrocarrilero de finales de 1950 en México, que terminó sofocado por la represión violenta del gobierno y el encarcelamiento de sus líderes.
La Biblioteca Elena Poniatowska reúne la obra narrativa, ensayística e histórica de la escritora que mejor ha sabido contar la gesta de los de abajo. En El tren pasa primero evoca un mundo hoy casi desaparecido: el de las grandes máquinas locomotoras que unieron al país y transportaron a sus familias y sueños.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
El tren pasa primero (First Comes the Train) is the great novel about the railroad movement of the late 1950s in Mexico, which ended up being crushed by the violent repression of the government and the imprisonment of its leaders.
Nothing was the same for Trinidad Pineda Chiñas since he saw a train pass in front of him for the first time. From then on, the whistle of a train, the hustle and bustle on the platforms, the shoves, and the smell of asphalt gave meaning to his life. Inspired by the figure of Demetrio Vallejo, this novel (winner of the 2007 Rómulo Gallegos Prize and translated into several languages) is the portrait of an era and a tribute to the men and women behind the great railroad movement of the late 1950s in Mexico, which ended up being crushed by the violent repression of the government and the imprisonment of its leaders.
The Elena Poniatowska Library gathers the narrative, essayistic, and historical work of the writer who best knew how to tell the epic of the underprivileged. In El tren pasa primero, she evokes a world now almost disappeared: that of the great locomotives that united the country and transported its families and dreams.
This book title, El tren pasa primero (Novela Histórica) / First Comes the Train (A Historical Novel), ISBN: 9786073919548, by Elena Poniatowska, published by Planeta Publishing Corp (February 25, 2025) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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