Estercolero takes place in the aftermath of Hurricane San Ciriaco, August 8, 1899. an author of working class origins, exposes a shocking picture of the events and narrates the terrible effects that they had on the population the overcrowding and the dreadful conditions in which thousands of men and women were left after the hurricanes strike. This annotated edition, by Carmen Centeno, is part of the Clásicos no tan clásicos series, a project designed to publish critical editions of forgotten turn of the century works of Puerto Rican literature.

José Elías Levis