Mexico: A Traveler's Literary CompanionC. M. Mayo Mexico has long been the top travel destination for Americans. But until now, there has not been such a panoramic vision of Mexico offered by some of Mexico's finest contemporary writers of fiction and literary prose. Here are writings-many translated for the first time-that bring you to the people of the beaches, the deserts, jungles, snow-capped mountains, and megacities. The voices are rich and diverse, the stories enthralling and strange. These writings shatter stereotypes as they provide a rollicking journey from the Pacific to the Gulf, from Yucatan to border slums, from humble ranchos to a fabulous mountaintop castle. Contributors include rising stars as well as many of Mexico's best-known literary writers, including: Fernando del Paso, Carlos Fuentes, Angeles Mastretta, Alberto Ruy-Sanchez, Ilan Stavans, and Juan Villoro. C.M. Mayo is a winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and founding editor of Tameme, one of the most prestigious publishers of Spanish/English literary translation. Also available in the Traveler's Literary Companion series: Amsterdam TP $13.95 1-883513-09-X CUSA Australia TP $13.95 1-883513-05-7 CUSA Chile TP $13.95 1-883513-13-8 CUSA Costa Rica TP $14.95 1-883513-00-6 CUSA Cuba TP $13.95 1-883513-11-1 CUSA Greece TP $14.95 1-883513-04-9 CUSA Israel TP $12.95 1-883513-03-0 CUSA Italy TP $14.95 1-883513-14-6 CUSA Prague TP $14.95 1-883513-01-4 CUSA Spain TP $13.95 1-883513-12-X CUSA Vietnam TP $13.95 1-883513-02-2 CUSA |
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Page 62
... already done , instead of remaining , as she usually did , in the shade of the hut , she told herself she needed to add another row of stones to the wall around the yard . “ Better that than listen to what he's liable to say , " she ...
... already done , instead of remaining , as she usually did , in the shade of the hut , she told herself she needed to add another row of stones to the wall around the yard . “ Better that than listen to what he's liable to say , " she ...
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... Already some of them were dizzy and their mouths had a dis- agreeable taste . They handed around the cinnamon Chi- clets and walked slowly and quietly back to the house to end the day with some TV , all of them sprawled on the mattress ...
... Already some of them were dizzy and their mouths had a dis- agreeable taste . They handed around the cinnamon Chi- clets and walked slowly and quietly back to the house to end the day with some TV , all of them sprawled on the mattress ...
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... already many people car- rying sticks and torches heading for their hotel when a few taxi drivers grabbed the real thieves in the roadblock and brought them to the market . I don't know if you've noticed , but there are no other ...
... already many people car- rying sticks and torches heading for their hotel when a few taxi drivers grabbed the real thieves in the roadblock and brought them to the market . I don't know if you've noticed , but there are no other ...
Contents
Daniel Reveles Big Cacas Revenge I | 21 |
THE NORTH | 30 |
In the State of Chihuahua | 38 |
Copyright | |
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