num_pages: 192
description: Ursa is consumed by her hatred of Corregidora, the 19th-century slavemaster who fathered both her grandmother and mother. Ursa's need to ensure that future generations never forget the horror of his rule founders when she is made sterile in a violent fight with her husband.
language: English
title: Corregidora
titlecomplete: Corregidora
genres: Classics, Feminism, Historical, Race, African American, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 4356
places: Brazil, Kentucky
publisher: Serpents Tail