Loteria by Cynthia Pelayo
Award-winning author Cynthia Cina Pelayo's acclaimed short story collection Loter a, now with added illustrations and new bonus stories...as well as an exclusive preview for her upcoming sequel to CHILDREN OF CHICAGO, THE SHOEMAKER'S MAGICIAN (out this Spring).
The Mexican board game of Loter a is a game of chance--similar to bingo. However, in Loter a instead of matching up numbers on a game board, players match up images.There are 54 cards in the Loter a game, and for this short story collection you will find one unique story per card based on a Latin American myth, folklore, superstition, or belief--with a slant towards the paranormal and horrific. In this deck of cards you will find murderers, ghosts, goblins and ghouls. This collection features creatures and monsters, vampires, werewolves and more.
Many of these legends existed long before their European counterparts--passed throughout the Americas via word of mouth, collected just like the tales the Brothers Grimm. These are indeed fairy tales--Latin American fairy tales--but with a horrifying slant.
Cynthia Cina Pelayo is the author of LOTERIA, SANTA MUERTE, THE MISSING, and POEMS OF MY NIGHT, all of which have been nominated for International Latino Book Awards. POEMS OF MY NIGHT was also nominated for an Elgin Award, as well as a contributor to the critically-acclaimed anthologies BOTH SIDES and LOCKDOWN and is a Stoker Award nominee. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, a Master of Science in Marketing, a Master of Fine Arts in Writing, and is a Doctoral Candidate in Business Psychology. Cina was raised in inner city Chicago, where she lives with her husband and children. Find her online at www.cinapelayo.com and on Twitter @cinapelayo
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781957957067 |
| ISBN 10 | 1957957069 |
| Title | Loteria |
| Author | Cynthia Pelayo |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Polis Books |
| Year published | 2023-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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