A new, exhilarating collection of critical and personal writings--spanning more than twenty years of work--from the internationally renowned author of The Infatuations and A Heart So White. A Vintage
Espina presents students, academics, and general interest readers with a collection of essays focused on a wide ranging series of topics related to a variety of paradoxes inherent in contemporary life
"Valeria Luiselli is a writer of formidable talent, destined to be an important voice in Latin American letters. Her vision and language are precise, and the power of her intellect is in evidence on e
Severo Sarduy never enjoyed the same level of notoriety as did other Latin American writers. On the other hand, he never lacked for excellent critical interpretations of his work from critics like Rob
Between Parentheses collects most of the newspaper columns and articlesBolano wrote during the last five years of his life, as well as the texts of some ofhis speeches and talks and a few scattered pr
The book's title refers to the classic joke in which a father tells his son that anything is better than being a journalist, including being a piano player in the brothel. The Piano Player in the Bro
Borges' On Writing is designed to offer a comprehensive and balanced account of the evolution of Borges' thinking on the craft of writing, an intense and perennial concern of his. Borges had a remarka
Borges' On Argentina provides vital information for anyone trying to come to grips with Latin American thought in the early twentieth century. The twenty selections chosen for this collection will fle
In Translating Empire, Laura Lomas uncovers how late nineteenth-century Latino migrant writers developed a prescient critique of U.S. imperialism, one that prefigures many of the concerns about empir
In Translating Empire, Laura Lomas uncovers how late nineteenth-century Latino migrant writers developed a prescient critique of U.S. imperialism, one that prefigures many of the concerns about empir
This volume collects four sharpphilosophical essays by Ilan Stavans on the acquisition of knowledgein multi-ethnic environments, the role thatdictionaries play in the preservation o
Fame. Why do authors seek it? How does one acquire it? What are the consequences of attaining it? Gabriel Zaid examines the methods and motivations, from ancient times to the present day. He shines a
Along with Emiliano Zapata, Ricardo Flores Magon (b. 1874) is regarded as one of the most important figures of the Mexican revolution. Through his newspaper Regeneracion, he boldly criticized the inju
Sentiment and politics are woven together as the acclaimed author of Blake's Therapy reminds Americans of the unique role they have in world, the power to resist and imagine in a time of great crisis.
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