Saint Santa

Author: Federico Gamboa
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: This book is one of the representative works of Federico Gamboa, a pioneer of modernist literature in Mexico, and is hailed as "Nana" of Latin America. The novel depicts the tragic fate of a woman: a healthy and beautiful young girl named Santa is deceived and discarded by a playboy, and then kicked out of her home by her brother. With no means to survive, Santa descends into becoming a courtesan. Due to her youth and beauty, she becomes a money-making machine in the hands of the madam. Over time, as Santa sells her charms, her innocent nature gradually fades, and she becomes unable to adapt to normal, genuine love. Thus, she sinks deeper into the corrupt environment, finally dying a tragic death due to poverty and hardship.