A brilliant, prize-winning collection of stories by Mexico s most important living writer. From the semiotics of pet iguanas to the disillusionment of mariachi singers, Villoro reveals the deep dissatisfactions and absurdities of life in Mexico and its carnivalesque capital. We encounter a border trucker making a movie about illegal migrants, a cuckolded football superstar, and a gluten-free American journalist seeking the authentic Mexican experience. A master of the post-modern narrative, Villoro gives us contemporary Mexico through a complex interplay of culture and character psychology in the most surprising, fresh and humorous ways."
- ISBN10 080760013X
- ISBN13 9780807600139
- Publish Date 6 February 2024
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint George Braziller Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English