María

Written by Jorge Isaacs, María presents a fiction first published in 1867. Its central concerns include human motives, relationships, conflict, and the consequences of choice, approached through the possibilities of fiction. This English edition is presented in a translation by Rollo Ogden, bringing the work’s original voice into a different linguistic setting. Jorge Isaacs relies on a character-centered narrative style that rewards attention to voice, structure, and perspective, allowing mood and structure to carry as much meaning as subject matter. At roughly 71,265 words with an easy reading profile, it offers a reading commitment that is easy to judge before beginning while still leaving room for close attention. Readers still return to it because of its capacity to make unfamiliar lives and difficult choices emotionally legible. Readers drawn to fiction and human motives will find a work that combines a distinct period voice with questions that remain recognizable today.