Otilia's Body by Sergio Galindo
Winner of Mexico's prestigious Xavier Villaurrutia prize in 1986, Otilia Rauda is here translated into English for the first time as Otilia's Body. Widely considered Sergio Galindo's best work, the novel unfolds the drama of a sexually liberated woman's obsession with an outlaw lover, played against the backdrop of events in Mexican history from 1910 to 1940 as they affected conservative, provincial society in the state of Veracruz. Galindo and his contemporaries initiated intimist fiction in Mexico, and Otilia's Body is noteworthy for its penetratingly described characters who transcend the limits of time and place to become universally recognizable. Otilia's tragedy comes not from the constricted life she leads in a provincial Mexican town but from fate itself. All the admirable characters in Otilia's Body defy social convention in some way, and the tapestry of their lives produces tragic ironies that make Galindo's people unforgettable.
Winner of both the Mariano Azuela Prize and the Jose Fuentes Mares Prize, Sergio Galindo was the author of thirteen novels and many shorter works. Carolyn Brushwood is a professional translator. John S. Brushwood (1920–2007) was a professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Kansas, Lawrence.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780292727700 |
| ISBN 10 | 0292727704 |
| Title | Otilia's Body |
| Author | Sergio Galindo |
| Series | Texas Pan American Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Texas Press |
| Year published | 1994-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 235 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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