shopping cart
Save up to 30% on our Staff Picks
Call us:  800-878-7323 HELP
McAfee SECURE helps keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
Original Essays | October 18, 2009

Victoria Hislop: IMG From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration



My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »
  1. $10.49 Sale Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Return

    Victoria Hislop

Add to Cart
$10.00
List price: $12.95
Used Trade Paper
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
available for shipping or prepaid pickup only
Available for In-store Pickup
in 7 to 12 days
Qty Store Section
4 Partner Warehouse General- General

More copies of this ISBN:

Collected Stories of Maria Cristina Mena (97 Edition)

by Maria Cristina Mena

  1. This particular item is stocked in a Partner Warehouse and will ship separately from other items in your shopping cart.

Synopses & Reviews

Please note that used books may not include additional media (study guides, CDs, DVDs, solutions manuals, etc.) as described in the publisher comments.

Publisher Comments:

This volume gathers for the first time Mena's stones written between 1913 and 1931 and published originally in such magazines as Century, American and Cosmopolitan. In her short fiction Mena portrays life in Mexico both before and during the Revolution of 1910 in stories that depict tradition and upheaval, class hierarchy and social customs under Porfido Diaz, the changing roles of women, the influences of Spain and the United States, and the effects of capitalism and modernization. These intriguing narratives open a window on Mexico's past, and their underlying themes remain relevant to readers today.

Table of Contents

The gold vanity set — John of God, the Water-Carrier — The emotions of Marâia Concepciâon — The education of Popo — The birth of the god of war — Doäna Rita's rivals — The vine-leaf — The sorcerer and General Bisco — Marriage by miracle — The soul of Hilda Brunel — A son of the tropics.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781558852112
Editor:
Doherty, Amy
Author:
Morales, Dionicio
Author:
Mena, Maria Cristina
Author:
Doherty, Amy
Publisher:
Pinata Books
Location:
Houston, Tex. :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
History
Subject:
Short Stories (single author)
Subject:
Mexican americans
Subject:
Short stories
Subject:
Mexico
Subject:
Political activists
Subject:
Ventura County (Calif.) Biography.
Subject:
Mexico Social life and customs Fiction.
Subject:
Mexican Americans -- California -- Ventura County -- Social conditions.
Subject:
Ventura County
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references p. 151-157.
Series Volume:
#96-436
Publication Date:
November 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
846x550x60 61

Other books you might like

  1. $5.89 Sale Trade Paper add to wish list

    Pocho

    Jose Ant Villarreal
  2. $4.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list
  3. $12.95 New Trade Paper add to wish list
  4. $6.95 Used Hardcover add to wish list

    Prince of the Clouds

    Gianni Riotta
  5. $5.00 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Marble skin :a novel

    Slavenka Drakulic
  6. $3.95 Used Mass Market add to wish list

    Awakening

    Kate Chopin

Related Aisles

  • back to top

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.