The Woman who Lost Her Soul: And Other StoriesArte Público Press, 2000 - 157 páginas Sergio Reyna has brought together more than thirty narratives by Gonzalez and arranged them into Animal Tales (such as "The Mescal-Drinking Horse"); Tales of Humans ("The Bullet-Swallower"); Tales of Popular Customs ("Shelling Corn by Moonlight"); Religious Tales ("The Guadalupana Vine"); Tales of Mexican Ancestors ("Ambrosio the Indian"); and Tales of Ghosts, Demons, and Buried Treasure ("The Woman Who Lost Her Soul"). Reyna also provides a helpful introduction that succinctly surveys the author's life and work, analyzing her writings within their historical and cultural contexts. Book jacket. |
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... Border Folklore 91 Tales of Mexican Ancestors The Gift of the Pitahaya 102 Ambrosio the Indian 104 The First Cactus Blossom 105 Shades of the Tenth Muses 108 Tales of Ghosts , Demons , and Buried Treasures Legends of Ghosts and ...
... Border Folklore 91 Tales of Mexican Ancestors The Gift of the Pitahaya 102 Ambrosio the Indian 104 The First Cactus Blossom 105 Shades of the Tenth Muses 108 Tales of Ghosts , Demons , and Buried Treasures Legends of Ghosts and ...
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... border way of saying he was drunk , he could ride any horse . He used to boast that if Pegasus himself , the fabulous winged horse , were placed before him , he could ride him — wings and all . El Pájaro had met his match . In those ...
... border way of saying he was drunk , he could ride any horse . He used to boast that if Pegasus himself , the fabulous winged horse , were placed before him , he could ride him — wings and all . El Pájaro had met his match . In those ...
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... border country , I would often hear , “ as Tío Pancho Malo did , " or " as Tío Pancho Malo said . " If he himself was not willing to speak , those who knew him were only too glad to tell you , and always with a laugh , concerning the ...
... border country , I would often hear , “ as Tío Pancho Malo did , " or " as Tío Pancho Malo said . " If he himself was not willing to speak , those who knew him were only too glad to tell you , and always with a laugh , concerning the ...
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The Woman Who Lost Her Soul and Other Stories: Collected Tales and Short Stories Jovita Gonzàlez Mireles Vista previa limitada - 2000 |
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