The Underdogs

The Underdogs is Mariano Azuela's sweeping novel of war, romance,and the spirit of Mexico. Demetrio Macias is a peasant whose hard but simple life is overtaken by the Mexican Revolution. Joining the rebels in their struggle to overthrow the corrupt Porfirio Diaz, he finds he has a gift for tactics and soon rises to the rank of general. Surviving battle after battle, his revolutionary zeal is ultimately tested to the limit not by warfare, but by the divisiveness within the rebel movement. Written with passion and authenticity by Azuela, who himself participated in the Mexican Revolution, The Underdogs has become one of Mexico's best-loved novels.