ISBN: 9781883513153

Mexico has long been the top travel destination for Americans. But until now, there has not been such a panoramic vision of Mexico offered by some of Mexico's finest contemporary writers … More...

Mexico has long been the top travel destination for Americans. But until now, there has not been such a panoramic vision of Mexico offered by some of Mexico's finest contemporary writers of fiction and literary prose. Here are writings-many translated for the first time-that bring you to the people of the beaches, the deserts, jungles, snow-capped mountains, and megacities. The voices are rich and diverse, the stories enthralling and strange. These writings shatter stereotypes as they provide a rollicking journey from the Pacific to the Gulf, from Yucatan to border slums, from humble ranchos to a fabulous mountaintop castle. Contributors include rising stars as well as many of Mexico's best-known literary writers, including: Fernando del Paso, Elena Poniatowska, Carlos Fuentes, Angeles Mastretta, Alberto Ruy-Sanchez, Ilan Stavans, and Juan Villoro. C.M. Mayo is a winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction and founding editor of "Tameme," one of the most prestigious publishers of Spanish/English literary translation. Also available in the Traveler's Literary Companion series: Amsterdam TP $13.95 1-883513-09-X CUSA Australia TP $13.95 1-883513-05-7 CUSA Chile TP $13.95 1-883513-13-8 CUSA Costa Rica TP $14.95 1-883513-00-6 CUSA Cuba TP $13.95 1-883513-11-1 CUSA Greece TP $14.95 1-883513-04-9 CUSA Israel TP $12.95 1-883513-03-0 CUSA Italy TP $14.95 1-883513-14-6 CUSA Prague TP $14.95 1-883513-01-4 CUSA Spain TP $13.95 1-883513-12-X CUSA Vietnam TP $13.95 1-883513-02-2 CUSA Mexico Mayo, C. M., Whereabouts Press<

ISBN: 9781883513153

Mexico has long been the top travel destination for Americans. But until now, there has not been such a panoramic vision of offered by some of Mexico's finest contemporary writers of fict… More...

Mexico has long been the top travel destination for Americans. But until now, there has not been such a panoramic vision of offered by some of Mexico's finest contemporary writers of fiction and literary prose. Here are writings -- many translated for the first time -- that bring you to the people of the beaches, the deserts, jungles, snow-capped mountains, and megacities. The voices are rich and diverse, the stories enthralling and strange. These writings shatter stereotypes as they provide a rollicking journey from the Pacific to the Gulf, from Yucatan to the U.S.-Mexico border, from humble ranchos to a fabulous mountaintop castle. Contributors include Daniel Reveles, Carlos Fuentes, Ines Arredondo, Jesus Gardea, Elizondo Elizondo, Agustin Cadena, C. M. Mayo, Carlos Monsivais, Juan Villoro, Guadalupe Loaeza, Fernando del Paso, Monica Lavin, Pedro Angel Palou, Angeles Mastretta, Raul Mejia, Martha Cerda, Araceli Ardon, Bruno Estanol, Ilan Stavans, Raymundo Hernandez-Gil, Julieta Campos, Alberto Ruy Sanchez, Rosario Castellanos, and Laura Esquivel.; Travel & Holiday, Whereabouts Press<