From Mexico's preeminent man of letters, a Balzacian novel in nine masterly stories (Vanity Fair) that explores the uneven and painful meshing of two North American cultures (Washington Post Book World). A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. A L... Read more

From Mexico's preeminent man of letters, a Balzacian novel in nine masterly stories (Vanity Fair) that explores the uneven and painful meshing of two North American cultures (Washington Post Book World). A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. A Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year. Translated by Alfred Mac Adam. Less