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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... Nature talked a was a guage . language was Spanish , ul zenzende , the mocking bird , had the sweetest voice of all . The other birds stopped their flight to listen to him ; the Indian lover ceased his words of love ; even the talkative ...
... Nature talked a was a guage . language was Spanish , ul zenzende , the mocking bird , had the sweetest voice of all . The other birds stopped their flight to listen to him ; the Indian lover ceased his words of love ; even the talkative ...
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... Nature from fulfilling her end ? The sooner she mingles with Mother Earth , the sooner her destiny is fulfilled . " After his wife's death , he and his boys moved to Texas , where he became a pastor of goats . When the flock did not ...
... Nature from fulfilling her end ? The sooner she mingles with Mother Earth , the sooner her destiny is fulfilled . " After his wife's death , he and his boys moved to Texas , where he became a pastor of goats . When the flock did not ...
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... Nature from fulfilling her end ? The sooner she mingles with Mother Nature the sooner her destiny is fulfilled . " After her death he and his boys moved to Texas , where he became a pastor , not of souls , but of goats . When the flock ...
... Nature from fulfilling her end ? The sooner she mingles with Mother Nature the sooner her destiny is fulfilled . " After her death he and his boys moved to Texas , where he became a pastor , not of souls , but of goats . When the flock ...
Contenido
The Cardinal | 11 |
Juan el Loco | 28 |
The Perennial Lover | 42 |
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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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