| Edition |
First Vintage contemporaries edition. |
| Description |
xii, 165 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Vintage contemporaries
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| Note |
"Originally published in hardcover by Random House, Inc., New York, in 1991"--T.p. verso. |
| Contents |
1. My Lucy friend who smells like corn -- My Lucy friend who smells like corn -- Eleven -- Eleven -- Salvador late or early -- Mexican movies -- Barbie-Q -- Mericans -- Tepeyac -- 2. One holy night -- One holy night -- My Tocaya -- 3. There was a man, there was a woman -- Woman Hollering Creek -- The Marlboro man -- La fabulosa : a Texas operetta -- Remember the Alamo -- Never marry a Mexican -- Bread -- Eyes of Zapata -- Anguiano religious articles rosaries statues -- Little miracles, kept promises -- Los boxers -- There was a man, there was a woman -- Tin tan tan -- Bien pretty. |
| Summary |
From the author of the widely acclaimed The House on Mango Street comes a story collection of breathtaking range and authority, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.5 7.0 57014. |
| Local Note |
c.1 Dec.'94 ; $10.00 paper |
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c.1 Dec.'94 ; $10.00 paper |
| Subject |
Mexican Americans -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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Short stories.
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Mexican-American Border Region -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
0679738568: $10.00 |
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9780679738565 |
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