Pyramids of Glass: Short Fiction from Modern MexicoJoshua David Bowen, Juan Antonio Ascencio Twenty-seven Mexican short stories. In David Martin del Campo's Little Mister Chair-man, a paralyzed boy describes the world from the perspective of his wheelchair, Sergio Pitol's The Panther is on two connected dreams separated by 20 years, and Carlos Fuente's The Mandarin is on an aging aristocrat. |
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... heard was the blood pounding in his brain , the quick beat of his heart . His stomach was churning , and he felt like throwing up , in spite of not having eaten . Bile . At the end of his strength , feeling all the sorrow of the world ...
... heard was the blood pounding in his brain , the quick beat of his heart . His stomach was churning , and he felt like throwing up , in spite of not having eaten . Bile . At the end of his strength , feeling all the sorrow of the world ...
Page 161
... heard the word Cuautla " " You must have heard of Cuautla . Remember , you have to cross it to reach Cuernavaca . " " For all those who know ... the shape ... of things to come , here on WFM , " came faintly from the car radio . " We ...
... heard the word Cuautla " " You must have heard of Cuautla . Remember , you have to cross it to reach Cuernavaca . " " For all those who know ... the shape ... of things to come , here on WFM , " came faintly from the car radio . " We ...
Page 181
... heard you talk since I met you . No , of course not , it's not bothering me ; come , let's see , have a seat , I'm surprised you came because you're so shy and so quiet that , seriously , I've only heard you talk over the phone " Monica ...
... heard you talk since I met you . No , of course not , it's not bothering me ; come , let's see , have a seat , I'm surprised you came because you're so shy and so quiet that , seriously , I've only heard you talk over the phone " Monica ...
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