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9780299197148: The Mexico City Reader (The Americas Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 029919714X ISBN 13: 9780299197148
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2004

Synopsis

Mexico City is one of Latin America's cultural capitals, and one of the most vibrant urban spaces in the world. The Mexico City Reader is an anthology of "Cronicas" -short, hybrid texts that are part literary essay, part urban reportage-a

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About the Author

Rubén Gallo is Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures at Princeton University.

From the Back Cover

"In spite of its size, its proximity to the United States, and its extraordinarily vibrant cultural life, Mexico City remains almost invisible as a literary locale to North American readers who do not know Spanish. Rubén Gallo undertakes to fill this gap with his anthology of writings about the city, and he does so with great skill, insight, and verve."--Maarten van Delden, author of Carlos Fuentes, Mexico, and Modernity

"Gathered under topical headings such as The Metro, Eating and Drinking, Corruption and Bureaucracy, Gallo has chosen some of the most engaging and lively chronicles of [Mexico City]."--Jean Franco, author of The Decline and Fall of the Lettered City: Latin America and the Cold War

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Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
029919714X
ISBN 13 
9780299197148
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
346
Editor
Ruben Gallo
Rating
  • 3.92 out of 5 stars
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