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The War of the Fatties and Other Stories from Aztec History / as told by Salvador Novo ; translated by Michael Alderson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Novo, Salvador, 1904-1974, author.
- Series:
- Texas Pan American series.
- Texas Pan American Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Novo, Salvador, 1904-1974--Translations into English.
- Novo, Salvador.
- Aztecs--Literary collections.
- Aztecs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (236 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, [1994]
- Summary:
- This collection of nearly all of Salvador Novo's Aztec-related writings,taken together, provides a delightful introduction to Novo's later works and a light-hearted, historically accurate introduction to Aztec culture.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: About the Author
- Notes to Introduction
- Translator's Note
- "A Few Aspects of Sex among the Nahuas"
- In Pipiltzintzin (The Children) or The War of the Fatties: Comedy in Two Acts
- "Ahuítzotl and the Magic Water" (Chapter from the unpublished Historia de Coyoacán)
- Cuauhtémoc: Play in One Act
- Cuauhtémoc and Eulalia: A Dialogue
- Malinche and Carlota: A Dialogue
- In Ticitézcatl or The Enchanted Mirror: Opera in Two Acts
- Appendix A: "Mexicans Like 'em Fat"
- Appendix B: Lineage Chart of the Kings of Tenochtitlan and Neighboring Cities
- Appendix C: Map of Anáhuac and Central Mexico
- Glossary
- Bibliography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781477306109
- 1477306102
- OCLC:
- 1393303639
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