The collected stories of María Cristina Mena / edited, with an introduction by Amy Doherty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mena, María Cristina, 1893-1965.

Contributor:

Doherty, Amy.

Series:

Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project publication.

Latino literature

Standardized Title:

Short stories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexico--Social life and customs--Fiction.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (l, 157 p. ; 22 cm.)

Place of Publication:

Houston, Tex. : Arte Público Press, 1997.

Houston, Tex. : Arte Publico Press, 1997.

Summary:

Fiction. Latina/Latino Studies. Mena's stories, written between 1913 and 1931, portray life in Mexico before and during the Revolution of 1910 in stories that depict class hierarchy and social customs under Porfirio DAAaz, the changing roles of women, the influences of Spain and the United States, and the effects of capitalism and modernization.

Contents:

The gold vanity set

John of God, the Water-Carrier

The emotions of María Concepción

The education of Popo

The birth of the god of war

Doña Rita's rivals

The vine-leaf

The sorcerer and General Bisco

Marriage by miracle

The soul of Hilda Brunel

A son of the tropics.

Notes:

"Recovering the U.S. Hispanic literary heritage"--P. facing t.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-157).

Online resource; title from ePub and PDF title page (Digitalia, viewed October 13, 2014)

ISBN:

1-61192-096-5

OCLC:

253691699