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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And Other Stories Jovita González Mireles Sergio Reyna. T Tío Pancho Malo ío Pancho Malo , they called him . After the fashion of these simple Mexican folk , the surname originated , not from the fact that he was bad , but from the fact ...
And Other Stories Jovita González Mireles Sergio Reyna. T Tío Pancho Malo ío Pancho Malo , they called him . After the fashion of these simple Mexican folk , the surname originated , not from the fact that he was bad , but from the fact ...
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... Pancho was a distant relative of my grandfather . In fact , To same both bore the same given name and surname . " We are the same Francisco , " he would often say , " except that you a Don , while I in my poverty resemble the blessed ...
... Pancho was a distant relative of my grandfather . In fact , To same both bore the same given name and surname . " We are the same Francisco , " he would often say , " except that you a Don , while I in my poverty resemble the blessed ...
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... Pancho ? Their instruments were of the most rudimentary types ; reed flutes , handmade gui- tars , an old fife , a trombone , cymbals and a drum . As director , Tío Pancho Malo led this band from ranch to ranch , playing and improvising ...
... Pancho ? Their instruments were of the most rudimentary types ; reed flutes , handmade gui- tars , an old fife , a trombone , cymbals and a drum . As director , Tío Pancho Malo led this band from ranch to ranch , playing and improvising ...
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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American answered asked Austin beautiful became birds border boys brought buried called child close coming continued culture dark dead devil Don Francisco evil eyes face father fear fire flowers Folk-Lore Folk-Lore Society followed Frank Dobie friends gave ghost girl hand happy head heard heart horse José María Jovita González Juan keep knew ladies land leave literary lived looked lost Mary Mexican mind morning mother Nature never night novel Pájaro Pancho Pedro played poor prayer presented priest published ranch remember replied river Satan seen señor sing song soon soul Spanish spirit stopped story strange talk tell Texas Texas A&M thing Thorn thought Tío told took treasure tree turned University vaquero voice wife woman women wonderful write