{"product_id":"the-mixquiahuala-letters-paperback","title":"The Mixquiahuala Letters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAna Castillo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful, wonderful book.\" --Maxine Hong Kingston \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Focusing on the relationship between two fiercely independent women--Teresa, a writer, and Alicia, an artist--this epistolary novel was written as a tribute to Julio Cortázar's \u003ci\u003eHopscotch\u003c\/i\u003e and examines Latina forms of love, gender conflict, and female friendship. This groundbreaking debut novel received an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation and is widely studied as a feminist text on the nature of self-conflict.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the relationship between two fiercely independent women--Teresa, a writer, and Alicia, an artist--this epistolary novel was written as a tribute to Julio Cortázar's Hopscotch and examines Latina forms of love, gender conflict, and female friendship. Ana Castillo's groundbreaking first novel, The Mixquiahuala Letters, received an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation and is widely studied as a feminist text on the nature of self-conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAna Castillo is also the author of \u003cb\u003eSo Far from God\u003c\/b\u003e, which received a 1993 Carl Sandburg Award and the Southwestern Booksellers Award, numerous poetry collections, including \u003cb\u003eMy Father Was a Toltec\u003c\/b\u003e, and a critical work on Latina writing, \u003cb\u003eMassacre of the Dreamers\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762134745376,"sku":"9780385420136","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/411cc9ac121af5f65f864408a91b7851.webp?v=1780218220","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mixquiahuala-letters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}