No stars in the sky : stories / Martha Bátiz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bátiz Zuk, Martha Beatriz, author.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Bátiz Zuk, Martha Beatriz--Translations into English.

Bátiz Zuk, Martha Beatriz.

Mexicans--Fiction.

Mexicans.

Latin Americans--Fiction.

Latin Americans.

Immigrants--Fiction.

Immigrants.

Mexico--Fiction.

Mexico.

Latin America--Fiction.

Latin America.

Genre:

Short stories.

Fiction.

Translations.

Physical Description:

258 pages ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

[Toronto] : Astoria, House of Anansi Press Inc., 2022.

Summary:

"The nineteen stories in No Stars in the Sky feature strong but damaged female characters in crisis. Tormented by personal conflicts and oppressive regimes that treat the female body like a trophy of war, the women in No Stars in the Sky face life-altering circumstances that either shatter or make them stronger, albeit at a very high price. True to her Latin American roots, Bátiz shines a light on the crises that concern her most: the plight of migrant children along the Mexico-U.S. border, the tragedy of the disappeared in Mexico and Argentina, and the generalized racial and domestic violence that has turned life into a constant struggle for survival. With an unflinching hand, Bátiz explores the breadth of the human condition to expose silent tragedies too often ignored."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Jason

The raincoat

Broken

The general's daughter

Bear hug

Apartment 91B

Old wounds

Rear-view mirror

The other side

Uncle Ko's one thousand lives

Fiat voluntas Dei

Dear Abuela

The first piano

Svetlana of Montreal

Kamp Westerbork

The last piano

The audition

She who laughts last

Helen's truth.

Other Format:

Online version: Bátiz Zuk, Martha Beatriz. No stars in the sky.

ISBN:

9781487010027

1487010028

OCLC:

1262119780

Publisher Number:

99994301474