Tear This Heart Out

by Ángeles Mastretta

Book Overview

Traducida hoy en d?a a quince idiomas, Arr?ncame la vida narra el inicial amor sumiso de Catalina por el general Andr?s Ascencio y su progresiva desvinculaci?n al mismo tiempo de su papel de... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573226025
• ISBN13: 9781573226028
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Should not be kept unread!!!

Tear my heart Out is an impacting and enchanting work out literature that will not allow the reader stop its reading until the ending. And not only that, but that it narrates a captivating story occurred in México during and afterward the Mexican Revolution is over. Catalina, the novel's protagonist, marries at a rather young age a politician, a lot of years her senior, and a very prominent person in the Mexican city of Puebla. As the latter's, Andres Atencio, career flourishes and augments, Catalina finds herself involved in an increasing myriad of responsibilities which she performs quite outstandingly. Among this abovementioned tasks it is to raise a number of Atencio's out of wedlock offspring. Afterwards, as the novel is advancing, Catalina finds out about strong criticism against her husband, of his power struggles and of the assassination accusations that fall over him. It is at this point when Catalina, maybe as a means of escapism, even seeks love in the arms of two different lovers. At the ending, as it is manifest in all the tragedies throughout the novel, an impacting event takes place that will perhaps liberate Catalina of the entire burden that she has had to endure throughout the years. This title has been translated until the present from Spanish into 11 languages and at the beginning narrates Catalina's initial and utterly submissive love for the General Andres Atencio; and as the plot unfolds, of her progressive separation from her conjugal subordination and of her acceptance of the political context which will germinate into doubt all of her well established revolutionary ideals. From my humble opinion, this is a beautifully written piece of work that should not be kept unread.

The Best I have read in years

##Arráncame la Vida de Angeles MastrettaEs una obra de literatura impactante y encantadora que no le permitirá dejar de leerla hasta el final. Y no sólo eso, sino que le narrará una historia cautivadora ocurrida en México durante y después de la Revolución Mexicana.Catalina, la protagonista de la novela, se casa muy joven con un político, mayor que ella, y muy prominente de la ciudad Mexicana de Puebla. A medida que la carrera de él, Andrés Atencio, va aumentando, Catalina se ve envuelta en más y más responsabilidades, lo cual hace maravillosamente. Estas responsabilidades incluyen criar a varios de los otros hijos de Atencio. Luego a medida que la novela va avanzando ella se entera de críticas fuertes a su marido, de las luchas por poder, de los acusaciones de asesinato por parte de su marido y Catalina , quizás como vía de escape, hasta busca amor en dos distintos amantes. Al final, como en todas las tragedias de la novela hay un impactante suceso que quizá libera a Catalina de todo el peso que ha tenido que aguantar.Esta novela ha sido traducida hasta el presente en 11 idiomas y al principio narra el amor inicial y hasta sumiso de Catalina por el General Andrés Atencio y la progresiva desvinculación de ella a un tiempo de su papel de subordinación conyugal y de su aceptación del contexto político que pondrá en duda sus ideales revolucionarios.Es una novela bellamente escrita que no debe dejar de leer.

Tear This Heart Out

I loved this book! Anyone who has preconceived notions of the female in Mexican society should read this book. The protagonist is gorgeous, lusty, feisty, sympathetic and a survivor. Interestingly, the brutal, egomaniacal general is not one-dimensional and has moments of pathos. Fabulous and often hilarious read. Can't wait to read Mastretta's earlier work, Lovesick.

Angeles Mastretta and Carlos Fuentes

Those who have read The Death of Artemio Cruz should take a close look at Mastretta's Tear This Heart Out. Cruz's wife, Catalina, becomes Catalina Guzman, protagonist of Mastretta's novel. The similarities and differences are fascinating. Mastretta's novel makes an excellent choice to follow a classroom discussion of Fuentes' great novel.