Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of José Eustasio Rivera's books

José Eustasio Rivera’s Followers (56)

José Eustasio Rivera

Born

in Neiva, Huila, Colombia

February 19, 1888

Died

December 01, 1928

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Modernismo

edit data

José Eustasio Rivera Salas was a Colombian lawyer and poet primarily known for his national epic The Vortex.

After a failed attempt to be elected for the senate, he was appointed Legal Secretary of the Colombo-Venezuelan Border Commission to determine the limits with Venezuela, there he had the opportunity to travel through the Colombian jungles, rivers, and mountains, giving him a first hand experience of the subjects he would later write. Disappointed with the lack of resources offered by his government for his trip, he abandoned the commission and continued travelling on his own.

In this venture he became familiar with life in the Colombian plains and with problems related to the extraction of rubber in the Amazon jungle, a matter that wou ...more

Combine Editions
José Eustasio Rivera’s books

Average rating: 3.84 · 4,598 ratings · 577 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, José Eustasio Rivera 3.83 avg rating — 701,832 ratings — published 1886 — 8155 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La vorágine by José Eustasio Rivera, Montserrat Ordóñez (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 4,534 ratings — published 1924 — 155 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tierra de promisión by José Eustasio Rivera, William Ospina (Contributor) 4.08 avg rating — 36 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winged Man 2.86 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gloria a Dios: Hacedlo todo para la gloria de Dios (I Cor 10, 31) (Cuadernos de espiritualidad ; no. 4) (Spanish Edition) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1975	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Libertad y gracia (Cuadernos de espiritualidad ; 12) (Spanish Edition) by José Eustasio Rivera, José María Iraburu 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Josae Eustasio Rivera: Una Vida Azarosa 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Noche del Animal de Luz 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La vorágine (Clásicos Latinoamericanos) (Spanish Edition) by José Eustasio Rivera, Isaac Barragán Fernández, Gaspar Arias 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La vorágine (Clásicos Latinoamericanos) (Spanish Edition) by José Eustasio Rivera, Isaac Barragán Fernández, Gaspar Arias 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by José Eustasio Rivera…

Quotes by José Eustasio Rivera (?)

“Dear Claire, "What" and "If" are two words as non-threatening as words can be. But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: What if? What if? What if? I don't know how your story ended but if what you felt then was true love, then it's never too late. If it was true then, why wouldn't it be true now? You need only the courage to follow your heart. I don't know what a love like Juliet's feels like - love to leave loved ones for, love to cross oceans for but I'd like to believe if I ever were to feel it, that I will have the courage to seize it. And, Claire, if you didn't, I hope one day that you will. All my love, Juliet”
― Jose Rivera, Tim Sullivan

tags: letter-to-juliet

12 likes

“¡Maldita sea mi estrella aciaga, que ni en vida ni en muerte se dieron cuenta de que yo tenía corazón!”
― José Eustasio Rivera, La vorágine

4 likes

“Mi corazón es como una roca cubierta de musgo, donde nunca falta una lágrima.”
― José Eustasio Rivera, La vorágine

3 likes

See all José Eustasio Rivera's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Ersatz TLS: Literary Birthdays - February 15th through Feburary 21st	6	28	Feb 23, 2021 08:59AM
Libri dal mondo: Colombia: autori	1	28	Dec 05, 2021 05:24AM
The World's Liter...: Wade Davis's "Magdalena, River of Dreams"	8	10	Feb 13, 2022 10:56PM
Libri dal mondo: Libri ambientati in Colombia	3	42	Sep 29, 2023 04:30AM
Around the World ...: Colombia	32	1042	Jun 14, 2026 09:19AM
Paranormal Romanc...: Book title letters game	2988	1216	Oct 06, 2026 07:59AM

More…