The Sorrows Of Mexico
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The Sorrows Of Mexico
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Author : Lydia Cacho
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-08-18
The Sorrows Of Mexico written by Lydia Cacho and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-18 with True Crime categories.
With contributions from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, this is reportage at its bravest and most necessary - it has the power to change the world's view of their country, and by the force of its truth, to start to heal the country's many sorrows. Supported the Arts Council Grant's for the Arts Programme and by PEN Promotes Veering between carnival and apocalypse, Mexico has in the last ten years become the epicentre of the international drug trade. The so-called "war on drugs" has been a brutal and chaotic failure (more than 160,000 lives have been lost). The drug cartels and the forces of law and order are often in collusion, corruption is everywhere. Life is cheap and inconvenient people - the poor, the unlucky, the honest or the inquisitive - can be "disappeared" leaving not a trace behind (in September 2015, more than 26,798 were officially registered as "not located"). Yet people in all walks of life have refused to give up. Diego Enrique Osorno and Juan Villoro tell stories of teenage prostitution and Mexico's street children. Anabel Hernández and Emiliano Ruiz Parra give chilling accounts of the "disappearance" of forty-three students and the murder of a self-educated land lawyer. Sergio González Rodríguez and Marcela Turati dissect the impact of the violence on the victims and those left behind, while Lydia Cacho contributes a journal of what it is like to live every day of your life under threat of death. Reading these accounts we begin to understand the true nature of the meltdown of democracy, obscured by lurid headlines, and the sheer physical and intellectual courage needed to oppose it.
Stripping Away The Sorrows From This World
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Author : Jesús Gardea
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Stripping Away The Sorrows From This World written by Jesús Gardea and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Fiction categories.
The first publication in English of a remarkable collection of short stories by one of Mexico's leading authors. Jesus Gardea's taut tales gain strength and power from the unique world in which they are set, the austere land of Mexico's northern plans. It is a harsh existential world, in which solitary individuals struggle against unforgiving elements and human violence--where the cruelties of chance are the condition of life.
The Siege Of Cuautla The Bunker Hill Of Mexico
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Author : Walter Seth Logan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893
The Siege Of Cuautla The Bunker Hill Of Mexico written by Walter Seth Logan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Cuautla (Mexico) categories.
On The Plain Of Snakes
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Author : Paul Theroux
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2019-10-10
On The Plain Of Snakes written by Paul Theroux and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-10 with Travel categories.
WINNER OF THE EDWARD STANFORD AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO TRAVEL WRITING 2020 The master of contemporary travel writing, Paul Theroux, immerses himself in the beautiful and troubled heart of modern Mexico Nogales is a border town caught between Mexico and the United States of America. A forty-foot steel fence runs through its centre, separating the prosperous US side from the impoverished Mexican side. It is a fascinating site of tension, now more than ever, as the town fills with hopeful border crossers and the deportees who have been caught and brought back. And it is here that Paul Theroux will begin his journey into the culturally rich but troubled heart of modern Mexico. Moving through the deserts just south of the Arizona border, Theroux finds a place brimming with charm, yet visibly marked by both the US border patrol looming to the north and mounting discord from within. Attending local language and culinary schools, driving through the country and meeting its people, Paul Theroux gets under the skin of Mexico. From the writer praised for his 'curiosity and affection for humanity in all its forms' (New York Times Book Review), On The Plain of Snakes is an urgent and mesmerising exploration of a region in conflict. Praise for Paul Theroux: 'As cool as Maugham... as observant, intuitive, wry, inventive and eloquent as Graham Greene' Sunday Times 'Theroux's work remains the standard by which other travel writing must be judged' Observer 'The world's most perceptive travel writer' Daily Mail 'One of the most accomplished and worldly-wise writers of his generation' The Times
Tales From The Wild Blue Yonder Taking Mexico Flying
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Author : John Quinn Olson
language : en
Publisher: Dust Devil Press
Release Date : 2009-11
Tales From The Wild Blue Yonder Taking Mexico Flying written by John Quinn Olson and has been published by Dust Devil Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11 with Fiction categories.
Welcome to the adventures and misadventures from a quarter century of hang gliding and travel. Huck yourself off cliffs, soar into the Wild Blue, and land where no human has landed before, all from the comfort and safety of your easy chair. Visit exotic lands and foreign skies, experience the thrill of foot-launched human flight and never even risk your neck. Come along with a wild cast of characters, who fly like their lives depend upon it. Realize mankind's most ancient dream, FLY WITH THE BIRDS!
The Last Supper
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Author : Howard Fast
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2011-12-13
The Last Supper written by Howard Fast and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-13 with Fiction categories.
DIVDIVSixteen stories that depict America—and the world—emerging from the wreckage of World War II/div DIVFrom a glimpse of Coca-Cola’s first appearance in a remote part of the Arabian desert to the tale of a wealthy, paranoid man building a shelter after the first hydrogen bomb tests, the stories in The Last Supper depict a world coming to grips with the new post-war reality. As always, Howard Fast has an ear for the way history echoes through the generations, and his tales of American ascendency are complemented by crisp fictional portraits of the country’s earliest days, including three stories drawn from the life of colonial statesman Samuel Adams./divDIV /divDIVCompelling and insightful, The Last Supper is an absorbing collection of mid-century Americana and a window into the mind of one of the country’s greatest modern writers./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author’s estate./div/div
Bogot 39
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2018-06-07
Bogot 39 written by Various and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-07 with Fiction categories.
‘This new generation of Latin American writers has exchanged history for memory, dictators for narcos and political engagement for gender and class consciousness.’ El País Ten years on from the first Bogotá 39 selection, which brought writers such as Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Alejandro Zambra and Junot Díaz to fame, comes this story collection showcasing thirty-nine exceptional new talents. Chosen by some of the biggest names in Latin American literature, together with publishers, writers and literary critics and a panel of expert judges, this exciting anthology paves the way for a new generation of household names. These stories have been brought into English by some of the finest translators around, including familiar names such as Daniel Hahn, Christina MacSweeney and Megan McDowell, as well as many new and exciting translators who are just launching their careers. With authors from fifteen different countries, this diverse collection of stories transports readers to a host of new worlds, and represents the very best writing coming out of Latin America today.
Art And Faith In Mexico
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Author : Elizabeth Netto Calil Zarur
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2001
Art And Faith In Mexico written by Elizabeth Netto Calil Zarur and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Christian art and symbolism categories.
Studies retablos, sacred paintings on tin, from the standpoint of art history, history, anthropology, folk art, and religion to bring a new understanding and appreciation.
American And British Writers In Mexico 1556 1973
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Author : Drewey Wayne Gunn
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2011-03-23
American And British Writers In Mexico 1556 1973 written by Drewey Wayne Gunn and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-23 with Literary Criticism categories.
Much has been written about Continental influences on American and British literature, but Mexican influences have gone relatively unobserved. Yet, as this study shows, Mexican experiences have had a singular influence on the development of literature in English. Drewey Wayne Gunn considers prominent American and British writers who either visited or lived in Mexico during the period 1556-1973 and who, as a result of their experiences, wrote works with a Mexican setting. Gunn finds that, while certain elements reflecting the Mexican experience--colors, landscape, manners of the people, political atmosphere, a sense of the alien--are present in the writings, the authors reveal less about Mexico than would be expected. It is, rather, the expression of the Mexican experience that reveals much about the authors. The Mexican journey often marked the beginning, the end, or the turning point in a literary career. Gunn shows the impact of Mexican culture on each writer, discusses the relationship between the writer's experience and his work, and traces the influences among various writers. He makes available a great deal of biographical and literary material that has not before been available in one source, and he provides new insight into our cultural relationship with Mexico. Among the British writers considered are D. H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, Malcolm Lowry, Graham Greene, and Evelyn Waugh. Among the American writers considered are Stephen Crane, Katherine Anne Porter, John Dos Passos, Hart Crane, Archibald MacLeish, John Steinbeck, Tennessee Williams, Saul Bellow, William Carlos Williams, Wright Morris, and Robert Lowell.
Women And Migration In The U S Mexico Borderlands
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Author : Denise A. Segura
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2007
Women And Migration In The U S Mexico Borderlands written by Denise A. Segura and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
Seminal essays on how women adapt to the structural transformations caused by the large migration from Mexico to the U.S.A., how they create or contest representations of their identities in light of their marginality, and give voice to their own agency.