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'''La rebelión de las ratas''' [ en: ''The Rebellion of the Rats''] is a novel written by [[Colombians|Colombian]] writer [[Fernando Soto Aparicio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebiography.us/en/soto-aparicio-fernando|title=Biography of Fernando Soto Aparicio (1933-VVVV)|work=thebiography.us|accessdate=4 May 2016}}</ref> and published in 1962. The novel features a strong narrative style. The main character is a country side worker called Rudecindo Cristancho who arrives with his family to the village of Timbalí with the hope of a better life. Without much resources, the family settles in a garbage dump and Reducindo is hired to work in a mine where he suffers exploitation and deplorable work conditions. There is an attempt to form a worker's union which leads to a rebellion and the tragic dead of Cristancho. It is a testimonial tale, a thrilling story about the hardship and inhuman conditions of the poor working classes. |
'''La rebelión de las ratas''' [ en: ''The Rebellion of the Rats''] is a novel written by [[Colombians|Colombian]] writer [[Fernando Soto Aparicio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebiography.us/en/soto-aparicio-fernando|title=Biography of Fernando Soto Aparicio (1933-VVVV)|work=thebiography.us|accessdate=4 May 2016}}</ref> and published in 1962. The novel features a strong narrative style. The main character is a country side worker called Rudecindo Cristancho who arrives with his family to the village of Timbalí with the hope of a better life. Without much resources, the family settles in a garbage dump and Reducindo is hired to work in a mine where he suffers exploitation and deplorable work conditions. There is an attempt to form a worker's union which leads to a rebellion and the tragic dead of Cristancho. It is a testimonial tale, a thrilling story about the hardship and inhuman conditions of the poor working classes. |
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The book starts with a description of the pristine landscape that existed before the arriving to the Valley of Timbalí of wealthy foreigners who brought with them “progress” to the region and changed the green landscape with the introduction of paved roads. The houses of the villagers now contrasted with the enormous houses recently built by the foreigners. |
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Everything has changed since the arrival of the new settlers who also spoke a different language, used different gestures and had different habits. The problem was not much the difference in wealth but the damaged caused to the agricultural land, which had been ruined due to the constant rolling of the heavy machinery that transported the coal. The villagers did not own the land they worked with their own hands, thus when they found themselves without land to work there was no other option than working in the mines. While the agriculture disappeared, the mining industry thrived. |
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In this changed landscaped is where Rudecindo Cristancho arrives and his first surprise is to find that there is one street that divides the town separating the wealthy foreigners from the poor villagers. As he finds no place to stay he decides to settle in a garbage dump in the outskirts of the town. Sometime after, Rudecindo is hired as a worker in the mine where he finds out that despite the enormous efforts and the dangerous conditions the economic retribution is not enough for the daily living. |
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Realizing that he is not the only worker unhappy with the miserable working conditions he attempts to create a union but fails in the attempt and this causes unrest among the miners. Later on, the unhappiness turns into a total rebellion when the miners discover among the rocks the rotting corpses of miners that had been buried by a collapsed tunnel. |
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Outraged, by the cover up, the workers run along the streets causing and stampede, among them a group of miners decide to destroy the wealthy houses of wealthy neighborhood. Redecindo is killed in the stampede when he falls and the crowd |
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La rebelión de las ratas [ en: The Rebellion of the Rats] is a novel written by Colombian writer Fernando Soto Aparicio[1] and published in 1962. The novel features a strong narrative style. The main character is a country side worker called Rudecindo Cristancho who arrives with his family to the village of Timbalí with the hope of a better life. Without much resources, the family settles in a garbage dump and Reducindo is hired to work in a mine where he suffers exploitation and deplorable work conditions. There is an attempt to form a worker's union which leads to a rebellion and the tragic dead of Cristancho. It is a testimonial tale, a thrilling story about the hardship and inhuman conditions of the poor working classes.
References
- ^ "Biography of Fernando Soto Aparicio (1933-VVVV)". thebiography.us. Retrieved 4 May 2016.