# María — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for María by Jorge Isaacs.

- [Translator's Note](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/translator-s-note.md): The translator's note explains the decision to leave certain Cauca localisms untranslated, as they have no English or Spanish equivalent, and acknowledges the assistance of Señor Carlos Martinez Silva LL.D. in the transl
- [María](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/mar-a.md): This opening chapter introduces the novel's setting and narrator, Efraín, as he returns to his native valley after years of absence. The narrative is rich with sensory descriptions of the landscape, evoking memory and em
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/i.md): Efraín recalls his departure from home as a boy to study in Bogotá. The night before, his sister cuts a lock of his hair as a keepsake, and he is filled with sorrow and foreboding. The next morning, his father must loose
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/ii.md): Efraín returns to his native valley after six years, overwhelmed by the beauty of the landscape and the joy of reuniting with his family. He is particularly struck by María, who now appears as a young woman, and the chap
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/iii.md): The family gathers for supper, with Efraín seated opposite María. The evening is filled with quiet observations and subtle glances. Afterward, Efraín is shown his room, which María has decorated with flowers. Their brief

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- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxv.md)
- [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxvi.md)
- [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxvii.md)
- [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxviii.md)
- [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxix.md)
- [XXX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxx.md)
- [XXXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxxi.md)
- [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxxii.md)
- [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxxiii.md)
- [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxxiv.md)
- [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxxv.md)
- [XXXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxxvi.md)
- [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxxvii.md)
- [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxxviii.md)
- [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xxxix.md)
- [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xl.md)
- [XLI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xli.md)
- [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xlii.md)
- [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xliii.md)
- [XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xliv.md)
- [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xlv.md)
- [XLVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xlvi.md)
- [XLVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xlvii.md)
- [XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xlviii.md)
- [XLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/xlix.md)
- [L](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/l.md)
- [LI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/li.md)
- [LII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/lii.md)
- [LIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/liii.md)
- [LIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/liv.md)
- [LV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/lv.md)
- [LVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/lvi.md)
- [LVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/lvii.md)
- [LVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/lviii.md)
- [LIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mar_a_se/chapters/lix.md)

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