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'El chulla Romero y Flores' is a 1958 novel by the Ecuadorian writer Jorge Icaza (19061978).

The book explores mestizo cultural identity. The protagonist Romero y Flores is conflicted between identifying with either his father's Spanish descent or his mother's Amerindian origins. He finds the tranquility he has been searching for once he attains a balance of identity.

The book has been translated into many languages, including Czech, German, French, among others. The book has not yet been translated into English.

Criticism



While Icaza's 1934 novel 'Huasipungo' (English trans: 'The Villagers', 1964) is his most famous work, many literary experts, such as Theodore Alan Sackett in 'El arte en la novelstica de Jorge Icaza' (1974), have hailed 'El chulla Romero y Flores' as his masterpiece.

Chulla meaning



A chulla is a middle class man or woman of mixed European and Amerindian descent who scorns his Amerindian side while exalting his European side. The chulla is obsessed with maintaining the appearance of status and social success.[https://books.google.com/books?id=BRPUAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=grostesque+chulla+romero+flores&source=bl&ots=-gWG2tHnki&sig=g0qa_eDFwOfZoxaLMFSiuMVsuHs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwig1dulsunMAhUsCsAKHdL5C1YQ6AEIMDAC#v=onepage&q=grostesque%20chulla%20romero%20flores&f=false Rise and Fall of the Cosmic Race: The Cult of Mestizaje in Latin America] By Marilyn Grace Miller, University of Texas Press, Austin, 2004. Retrieved on 2016-06-20.

Considering "chulla" an antonomasia of Ecuador, Claude Couffon titled his 1993 French translation "L'homme de Quito" (The Man from Quito).

Chulla's origin comes from the Quichua language, where it means: Alone. Odd.

Film



'El chulla Romero y Flores' was made into a TV movie in 1995 for Ecuavisa. It was filmed in Ecuador and directed by Carl West. The story takes place in 1950s Ecuador, and narrates the activities of the chulla Luis Alfonso Romero y Flores, his job as a bureaucrat, bohemian nights spent among friends, and his romance with Rosario Santacruz.[http://www.casadelacultura.gob.ec/?ar_id=1&file=catalogopeliculasecuatorianas&cat_id=954 CINEMATECA NACIONAL DEL ECUADOR - EL CHULLA ROMERO Y FLORES (in Spanish)]. casadelacultura.gob.ec. Retrieved on 2016-05-08.

References



Category:1958 novels

Category:Ecuadorian novels


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