Note that these are plays by Federico Garcia Lorca, not Ana Maria Matute, as stated in the above review. Also, they are set in Spain, not Peru. Just for your information...Intense tragic plays which places the reader in the culture This book was utterly amazing each story was individually evocative but when all three are read the reader finishes with a picture of life in Peruvian culture. In Blood wedding Ana Maria Matute shows you how Peruvian weddings are so important in the culture. She builds up the characters through exquisitely sculpted dialogue. Along with that there is a mysterious plot that takes you through the uncovering of deaths through the eyes of Ernesto Guevarra, the main character. Yerma was also an amazing piece showing you the difficulty a rural women has from having so many babies. Ana Maria Matute builds up the end with amazing style. The House of Bernarda Alba is the lesser of the three. However, it is still exemplary. The setting is a wealthy hacienda in the agricultural area of Peru. The mother(Bernarda Alba) leads her family through difficult times and is also built up beautifully by Matute. All three have dramatic provoking climaxes which makes the reader feel the emotion of the characters.
