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Hijo de ladrón is a Chilean novel written by Manuel Rojas and published in 1951. It won the Santiago Municipal Literary Award in 1952 and is widely regarded as the author's most significant literary contribution. The narrative follows Aniceto Hevia, exploring his marginalized life and spiritual struggles through a realistic lens, marking a distinct transition in Chilean literature toward contemporary urban fiction.
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Hijo de ladrón ranks #92 of 239 in the Picaresque Novel ranking, behind Phineas Finn, ahead of The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman.
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