When Todas las sangres was published, it was crucified by the literary left and the conservative right. The left accused Arguedas of pessimism and defeatism; the right called it subversive propaganda. The rejection was so severe that Arguedas, who suffered from deep depression, saw the novel as a failure. In that same year, he began writing his intimate diaries, and five years later, he took his own life.
"Todas las sangres" is a thought-provoking and deeply unsettling work that defies easy categorization. This anonymously authored PDF document (or "ebook"?) presents a scathing critique of social hierarchies, racism, and the ways in which our societies stratify and control individuals based on their perceived "bloodlines." todas las sangres.pdf