por Octavio Paz. This is an epic poem which is best read in a bilingual format as published by New Directions located in New York City. It is considered one of the great poems of America.
Piedra del Sol
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
El Eterno Femenino
por Rosario Castellanos. The play is important. She did not write many plays, but this one is worth considering. It is included in Obras II published by Fondo de Cultura Economica.
Stages of Life
por Alberto Sandoval-Sanchez is about latina theater emerged in the 1990s from Los Angeles to New York. The authors uses feminist and post colonial theory in their analysis.
Ensayo Literario Mexicano
The book contains a series of literary essays published by the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Although the essays are concentrate on Mexican authors, the essays has a broader context that could be applied to any author of America.
Aura
por Carlos Fuentes. This book is published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux the category of fiction/Spanish literature. It a bilingual edition and easy to read. The book is a novella about horror and beauty. Improving your Spanish while reading this book is a good first start.
Ficciones
por Jorge Luis Borges. The book is wonderful, but difficult to read both in English and Spanish. Ruinas Circulares is one of the short stories that will keep you focused because of its compactness.