Emma de la Barra

Emma de la Barra

Emma de la Barra, known by the pseudonym César Duáyen, (1861-1947) was an Argentine writer, best known for her novels Stella (1905) and Mecha Iturbe (1906) which were praised for their portrayal of modern women.^[1] She is closely associated with the Costumbrismo movement. Stella became the first best-seller in the country,^[2] and in 1943 it was adapted into a film starring Zully Moreno as the character of Stella.^[3] Other notable works include El Manantial (1908), Eleonora (1933) and La dicha de Malena (1943).^[4]

References

1. Duayen, César (2005). Stella: una novela de costumbres argentinas (in Spanish). Stockcero, Inc. p. 7. ISBN 978-987-1136-38-4.
2. Szurmuk, Mónica (1 December 2000). Women in Argentina: Early Travel Narratives. University Press of Florida. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-8130-3122-4.
3. "Stella" (in Spanish). Cinenacional.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
4. Hall, Nancy Abraham; Gyurko, Lanin A. (1 November 2003). Studies in Honor of Enrique Anderson Imbert. Juan de La Cuesta-Hispanic Monographs. pp. 307–9. ISBN 978-1-58871-033-8.

External links

• Article at Escritorasargentinas (Spanish)