Descripción
This remarkable first novel depicts life in the small Mexican town of Ixtepec during the grim days of the Revolution. The town tells its own story against a variegated background of political change, religious persecution, and social unrest. Elena Garro, who has also won a high reputation as a playwright, is a masterly storyteller. Although her plot is dramatically intense and suspenseful, the novel does not depend for its effectiveness on narrative continuity. It is a book of episodes, one that leaves the reader with a series of vivid impressions. The colors are bright, the smells pungent, the many characters clearly drawn in a few bold strokes. Octavio Paz, the distinguished poet and critic, has written that it "is truly an extraordinnary work, one of the most perfect creations in contemporary Latin American literature."
Author: Elena Garro
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 01/01/1969
Pages: 299
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d
ISBN13: 9780292770065
ISBN10: 0292770065
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | World Literature | Mexico
About the Author
Elena Garro (1916-1998) was a Mexican writer and recipient of the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize.
Ruth L. C. Simms (1921-2018) was a Spanish language translator who introduced many Latin American authors to English-reading audiences.