First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century

Lida, David

ISBN 10: 1594489890 / ISBN 13: 9781594489891

Published by Riverhead Hardcover, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century
• Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594489890
• ISBN 13: 9781594489891
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A wide-ranging literary portrait of Mexico City by a former New Yorker profiles the Mexican capital as a thriving urban center comprising centuries of history as well as rapid development, in a kaleidoscopic depiction that offers insight into its growing relevance on the world stage. 15,000 first printing.

About the Author

David Lida has lived in Mexico City for more than fifteen years, works as a journalist in Spanish and English. In Mexico, he wrote and edited for D. F., Mexico City's equivalent of The New Yorker. In the U.S., his work has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Culture & Travel, The Forward, Interview, Gourmet, and others.