“Tomas Carrasquilla: (1858-1940) Colombian novelist and writer of short stories, novellas, and cuadros de costumbres. Born in the Andean department of Antioquia, Carrasquilla is first and foremost the painter of Colombian provincial life. His masterpiece is La Marquesa de Yolombo (1926), Set in the late 18th century, it is the story of the energetic dona Barbara Caballero, whose adventures and misadventures are symbolic of the conflicts between colonial Nueva Grande and imperial Spain. Other works include Frutos de me tierra (1896), a realistic novel, and Hace tiempo (193637), as well as numerous short stories and folk tales.”
Excerpted from: Murphy, Bruce, ed. Benet’s Reader’s Encyclopedia, Fourth Edition. New York: Harper Collins, 1996.
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