The Devil's Nose

The Devil's Nose

Kingston, September 8, 1900, Saint Mary Day.

The news spreads rapidly in Jamaica. Representatives of the Guayaquil and Quito Railway Company are calling for laborers to go work in Ecuador, a country located in South America. Contractors MacDonald and H. Killan have gone to the harbor to offer such an important job opportunity to build the railway line. They promise good  wages, proper treatment, and safety.

Men approach in order to find out what is all about; nobody knows where Ecuador is. For the Marret brother Gregory and Syne, their mind is running while they consider what the contractors tell them and they beging to understand the proposal.

Written by Luz Argentina Chiriboga // Published in New York by Page Publishing in 2015. First edition
The Devil's Nose


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Este mundo no es de las feas: cuentos

Edition published in Quito by Libresa in 2017
Este mundo no es de las feas: cuentos
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Tambores bajo mi piel

Edition published in Quito by Instituto Andino de Artes Populares in 1999
Tambores bajo mi piel
Luz Argentina Chiriboga
The Devil's Nose

Edition published in New York by Page Publishing in 2015
The Devil's Nose
Luz Argentina Chiriboga
Drums under my Skin

Edition published in Washington, D.C. by Afro-Hispanic Institute in 1996
Drums under my Skin
Luz Argentina Chiriboga
Jonatás y Manuela

Edition published in Quito by Abrapalabra Editores in 1994
Jonatás y Manuela
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