A Saint Is Born in Chima

by Manuel Zapata Olivella

Book Overview

When the paralyzed cripple Domingo Vidal is rescued unsinged from a burning house, the people of Chima believe they have witnessed a miracle. Domingo becomes their patron "saint," and tales of his miracles multiply. Domingo makes the rains come, cures the blind and lame, and swells barren wombs with new life. But is Domingo really a saint, or is he a pagan idol? Padre Berrocal calls the people heretics, but they are afraid not to worship Domingo...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292776446
• ISBN13: 9780292776449
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"