ISBN 978-1-9996543-1-3

Our Native Land (La tierra natal), Juana Manuela Gorriti’s last major work, published in 1889, relates a physical journey through northern Argentina as well as a voyage back through her memories of the people and events she had known and experienced along the way.

This fascinating insight into her life and times is now available in English for the first time.

Translated by Kathryn Phillips-Miles with an introduction and notes by Simon Deefholts.

Juana Manuela Gorriti was born in Argentina in 1814, in the province of Salta. Her father fought in the War of Independence but was forced into exile in Bolivia in 1831 under the Rosas dictatorship. Juana married an army officer who became Bolivia’s president and was later assassinated in his palace. She was recognised in her time as one of Latin America’s outstanding authors, but few of her works have been translated into English.

Also available in Spanish:

Obra editada en el marco del “Programa Sur” de Apoyo a las Traducciones del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto de la República Argentina.

Work published within the framework of the “Programa Sur” Translation Support Programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Culture of the Argentina Republic.