{"product_id":"points-of-departure-new-stories-from-mexico-paperback","title":"Points of Departure: New Stories from Mexico - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMónica Lavín\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGustavo Segade\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoints of Departure\u003c\/em\u003e brings together seventeen Mexican authors born in the 1950s and 1960s, most of whom had never before been published in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagical realism and exoticism are nowhere to be found in this collection of sophisticated, very contemporary stories. Rather, the surreal contradictions and juxtapositions of daily life in Mexico are a permeating presence. A sharp sense of irony, incongruity and hilarity pervades many of the scenarios offered here, along with an acid-tongued fatalism in the face of a reality where poverty, lawlessness and urban decay coexist alongside innocent dreams of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy Bernardo Ruíz, Josefina Estrada, Rafael Pérez Gay, Humberto Rivas, Daniel Sada, Rosa Beltrán, David Toscana, Juan Villoro, Mónica Lavín, Juvenal Acosta, Álvaro Uribe, Rosina Conde, Eduardo Antonio Parra, Mauricio Montiel, Ethel Krauze, Enrique Serna, Francisco Hinojosa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A satisfying collection of 17 short stories by as many writers, all born in the 1950s and 1960s. . . . A fine collection.\"--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGustavo Segade is Emeritus Professor of Spanish at San Diego State University. He has translated the work of many South American and Mexican writers, including Olga Orozco, Alberto Blanco, Rosina Conde, Sergio Elizondo, Mónica Lavín and Daniel Sada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMónica Lavin (Mexico City) is a writer and journalist, a dedicated cultural organizer and commentator, and president of the Association of Ibero-American Writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 7.99 x 6.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758129971488,"sku":"9780872863811","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa6fefa3ddfadd2ab1dd9b47af5d0f71.webp?v=1780118767","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/points-of-departure-new-stories-from-mexico-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}