
In the remote Mexican frontier, a modest family watches their three young daughters grow up under the watchful eyes of their father, Eduardo Llaca. When Guido Salvatore, a wandering laborer, returns from a stint gathering charcoal, he finds himself caught in a bargaining dance that mixes desire, pride, and the harsh reality of scarcity. The negotiations quickly turn into a ledger of shirts, shoes, and the price of a wedding, exposing how love can be tangled with the need for survival.
As Salvatore scrambles to gather enough pesos, the story paints a vivid portrait of everyday life—togetherness at midnight dances, the weight of community expectations, and the humor that springs from desperate haggling. The narrative captures the tension between the fresh optimism of a hopeful suitor and the pragmatic calculations of a father protecting his daughters. Listeners are drawn into a world where every decision is measured against the ticking clock of the next payday.
Language
de
Duration
~16 minutes (16K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Jens Sadowski. This book was produced from images made available by Klassik Stiftung Weimar.
Release date
2021-11-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1882–1969
A famously elusive novelist, he turned mystery into part of his legend while writing vivid, hard-edged stories about injustice, labor, and survival. His best-known books, including The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, helped make him one of the most intriguing literary figures of the twentieth century.
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