![]() The genesis of the novel was the story 'Warma kuyay" (part of the collection of short stories entitled 'Water', published in 1935), one of whose characters is the child Ernesto. Moreover, with the publication of Deep Rivers, the growing reception to Arguedas' work began, both in Peru and throughout the continent. Valcárcel, organized the Culture Museum, an institution that contributed decisively to indigenous studies. ![]() The book appeared when Indigenismo was in full swing in Peru. The last years of the 1950s were very fertile for Arguedas' literary production. It also relates to the solid and ancestral roots of Andean culture, which, according to Arguedas, are the true national identity of Peru. ![]() The title of the work ('Uku Mayu' in Quechua) alludes to the depth of the Andean rivers, which rise in the top of the Andes. Most critics agree that this novel is one of Arguedas' masterpieces. Īccording to critics, this novel marked the beginning of the current neo-indigenista movement, which presented, for the first time, a reading of indigenous issues from a closer perspective. Since then, critical interest in the work of Arguedas has grown, and the book has been translated into several languages. It was published by Losada in Buenos Aires in 1958, received the Peruvian National Culture Award (Premio Nacional de Cultura) in 1959, and was a finalist in the William Faulkner Foundation Ibo-American award (1963). Deep Rivers ( Spanish: Los ríos profundos) is the third novel by Peruvian writer José María Arguedas. ![]()
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