Synopses & Reviews
Texas es una historia de hombres armados por necesidad o por gusto y de mujeres indomitas, cronica de vaqueros y apaches, de afroamericanos e inmigrantes de distintos origenes, de comancheros y cautivos, de esclavistas e insurgentes. Desde esa porcion de Mexico que se convirtio en Estados Unidos y retratando decenas de personajes, en esta novela se cuenta un gran robo que para muchos sigue siendo una herida abierta.
Negotiations for the loss of half of the Mexican territory began in Texas. Mexicans living in that land found themselves in another country, whose population, avid for their lands, wanted them gone. This is a story of armed men and daring women, Indians and cowboys, African-Americans and immigrants, supporters of slavery and insurgents. It is also the story of an open wound, a theft that still burns in the hearts of many.
About the Author
Carmen Boullosa is one of Mexico's leading novelists, poets, and playwrights. She has published over a dozen novels, two of which were designated the Best Novel Published in Mexico by the prestigious magazine Reforma. Her second novel, Antes won the renowned Xavier Villarutia Prize for Best Mexican Novel. Her novel La otra mano de Lepanto was also selected as one of the Top 100 Novels Published in Spanish in the past 25 years. Boullosa has received numerous prizes and honors, including a Guggenheim fellowship. Also a poet and playwright, she is a Distinguished Lecturer at City College of New York, and her books have been translated into Italian, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Chinese, and Russian.