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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... mind . The horse needed mescal . And he was right . A quart of the fiery liquid restored the horse to his former manner . El Pájaro pitched and snorted as of old . He became so spirited that no one , except the ranchero , could ride him ...
... mind . The horse needed mescal . And he was right . A quart of the fiery liquid restored the horse to his former manner . El Pájaro pitched and snorted as of old . He became so spirited that no one , except the ranchero , could ride him ...
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... mind is occupied with pleasant thoughts , " said the master of the house . " Chon will you sing for us ? " The person addressed , a little black - faced , wrinkled old man whose face resembled a bat's solemnly got up , unhooked the ...
... mind is occupied with pleasant thoughts , " said the master of the house . " Chon will you sing for us ? " The person addressed , a little black - faced , wrinkled old man whose face resembled a bat's solemnly got up , unhooked the ...
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... mind , and he whistled to himself as he remembered the pleasures of the baile . All of a sudden his horse reared and snorted as if fright- ened . And a good reason the poor beast had to be so terrified , for there in the middle of the ...
... mind , and he whistled to himself as he remembered the pleasures of the baile . All of a sudden his horse reared and snorted as if fright- ened . And a good reason the poor beast had to be so terrified , for there in the middle of the ...
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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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