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C.M. Mayo
Dear Librarian, 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 its finest contemporary writers of fiction and literary prose. As a translator and a writer myself, I selected 24 works by writers such as Carlos Fuentes, Laura Esquivel, Angeles Mastretta, Juan Villoro and Carlos Monsivais. The result is a taste of this magnificent and astonishingly diverse culture and, at the same time, a rollicking journey from the U.S.-Mexico border to Mexico City, Oaxaca, the Bajio, Yucatan, Baja California--- and so much more. According to Library Journal, "This delightful anthology . . . allows readers who do not have roots in Mexico or who have never traveled there a glimpse into the rich diversity of people and landscape. For travelers, these selections enhance exploration and offer vistas beyond the scope of the usual tourist guide. For other readers, they provide a clearer understanding of the cultural and social forces that shape today's Mexico. Highly recommended." And according to David Huerta, one of Mexico's leading poets and critics, writing in El Universal, a major Mexico City newspaper, MEXICO: A TRAVELER'S LITERARY COMPANION "may go on to find its place, very naturally, as one of the outstanding contemporary works on this country". I invite you to read the preface and the extraordinary short story by Agustin Cadena at www.cmmayo.com. There is also a link to interviews with Inside Mexico and National Public Radio. Write to me via www.cmmayo.com/contact.html and be one of five people to receive a free copy. Feliz viaje! C.M. Mayo www.cmmayo.com
Mexico / C.M. Mayo / Whereabouts Press / Paperback; 256 Pages
Price: $14.95 / ISBN: 978-1883513153 / Published: March, 2006 C.M. Mayo is one of our featured authors this week. Click here to view her reader comments and feel free to use them in your newsletters. |