• Doña Barbara: La Devoradora de Hombres [Doña Barbara: The Men Devourer]

  • By: Romulo Gallegos
  • Narrated by: Eduardo Serrano
  • Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (64 ratings)

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Doña Barbara: La Devoradora de Hombres [Doña Barbara: The Men Devourer]

By: Romulo Gallegos
Narrated by: Eduardo Serrano
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Publisher's summary

FonoLibro se complace en presentar el audiolibro de una de las novelas más importantes de la literatura latinoamericana de todos los tiempos Doña Bárbara del laureado escritor Rómulo Gallegos.

Cuando el joven abogado Santos Luzardo vuelve al llano a reclamar las tierras de su familia, se encuentra con que han sido tomadas por Doña Bárbara, una ruda e insensible terrateniente, que ha acumulado grandes extensiones de tierra y muchas manadas de ganado por medios ilícitos y utiliza a los hombres para su provecho personal. Cuando Santos Luzardo se decide a luchar por lo que es suyo, se desatan conflictos, pasiones y se devela el pasado oculto de Doña Bárbara y la aparición de su hija abandonada, Marisela. En la trama, Doña Bárbara, empieza a interesarse por Santos, pero cuando se entera de que su propia hija es su rival en el amor, busca por todas las maneras, inclusive haciendo brujerías, tratar de separarlos.

La novela describe un gran triangulo amoroso entre Doña Bárbara, su hija Marisela y el apuesto Santos Luzardo. También simboliza la lucha feroz entre el bien y el mal. Doña Bárbara representa la barbarie de aquellos tiempos y Santos Luzardo la civilización que ya estaba empezando a florecer en los llanos de Apure. Disfruta en una maravillosa producción esta magnifica novela cargada de amor, pasiones y venganza.

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Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

©1929 Romulo Gallegos (P)2012 FonoLibro Inc.

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Much too-brief abridgement

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Note this is a much-too-abridged edition of Doña Bárbara that runs for only 2 hrs and 20 minutes.

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Buen trabajo, aunque...

Muy buen trabajo. El narrador lo hizo excelente, aunque compré el audiolibro, porque estaba leyendo el libro físico, edición "Vintage Español Clásicos", me costaba avanzar porque me parecía muy redundante y tedioso, pero me di cuenta que el libro físico tiene casi el doble de capítulos que el audiolibro. No sé si el audiolibro le cortó partes a la historia original, o si la edición física que tengo, ha sido intencionalmente alargada.

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Excellent Narrator

I felt in the locations, great description and magistral change of voices. I think I remember the book larger, it would have been great to have the full reading in that same voice.

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Missing story?

It misses a lot of information and skips chapters in the book. I am lost and wasted my money :/

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Does not match book

This version does not match the physical book at all - maybe it’s a summary or screenplay?

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amazing! the best! all perfect!

excellent narrator! very good book, super amazing and addictive story, beautiful use of the Spanish language

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Missing details

This audiobook is cutting details of the original story so it leaves you wondering how it all develops into the ending

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Too short.

I read Doña Barbara while I was in high school and I loved it. So when I saw it was included here I was thrilled! But I was very dissapointed , the best chapters of the book were eliminated and the end really made no sense. I really don’t recommend this book. Very disappointed.

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Overly abridged!!

Overly abridged...a masterpiece ruined!

So overly abridged that the characters are not developed and the storyline is basically impossible to follow. Truly a case where the abridging has ruined a masterpiece.

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Venezuela nunca mejor contada.

Leer esta novela te dará una idea de cómo es Venezuela, un país asolado por la falta de ley donde el resentimiento ha hecho de "Doña Barbara" una fuerza de la desdicha y donde el "Extranjero" Santos Luzardo hombre de cultura tiene que llegar a poner orden.

En términos de personajes, no se si es un resultado de que esta versión esté recortada o algo por el estilo, pero los personajes son muy simples. Esperaba personajes más profundos.

La escritura ha envejecido, no diría que fue difícil de entender pero si es más que evidente que en algunos puntos es difícil estar al tanto sin un diccionario al lado.

Y en cuanto a la narración pues está muy bien lograda.

La considero una buena novela un [7/10] en mis estándares.

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