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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... head . He was rather sensitive about it too ; no sooner would one of the ranch hands mention the word head or hair than the pastor silently disappeared . Of course , every one wondered at this eccentricity but no one dared ask him to ...
... head . He was rather sensitive about it too ; no sooner would one of the ranch hands mention the word head or hair than the pastor silently disappeared . Of course , every one wondered at this eccentricity but no one dared ask him to ...
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... head of his fami- ly . His word was authority ; no other law was needed and there was no necessity for civil interference . He was the sole judge of his children's actions , whether they were married or single . His ranch was near my ...
... head of his fami- ly . His word was authority ; no other law was needed and there was no necessity for civil interference . He was the sole judge of his children's actions , whether they were married or single . His ranch was near my ...
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... head . ' And saying this , the strange personage placed his head , a skull , upon the table near by . " Then the pastor told of how he had seen spirits The Woman Who Lost Her Soul 89.
... head . ' And saying this , the strange personage placed his head , a skull , upon the table near by . " Then the pastor told of how he had seen spirits The Woman Who Lost Her Soul 89.
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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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