Ana's idyllic childhood, romping among the dunes in a Mexican fishing village, is shattered when her mother dies in childbirth, and Ana must assume the duties of caring for the younger ones of the family. Not only must she assume adult responsibility, but she must challenge her community's consen...
Good little book. Interesting to hear the story told from the perspective of the conquered rather than the conquerors. Yet another indigenous people destroyed by greedy white males claiming to bring salvation from the one and only "true" god. I'm curious about where the actual 16th century acc...
Fiction. Latino/a Studies. Weaving the threads of Lacandon myth and history with the events culminating in the guerilla uprising, Graciela Limon in ERASED FACES creates a rich fabric that restores an identity to those rendered invisible, or whose faces were erased by years of oppression. ERASED F...
Tonight I heard Graciela Limon speak about her fiction writing. In response to a question from the audience she cited author Juan Rulfo as one of inspirations. Limon admires his spare prose -- each word chosen for precise effect and meaning. This exactly describes the stylistic power of "The D...
Even though many years have passed, my recollections of the hut often come to me. Its roof was made of long interlaced fronds which were lashed to a supporting frame of poles hacked out of palm trees. Its floor was the black sand that had been washed ashore ages before our time. Our palapa was on...