Recollections of Things to Come by Elena Garro

Recollections of Things to Come by Elena Garro

This remarkable first novel depicts life in the small Mexican town of Ixtepec during the grim days of the Revolution. The town tells its own story against a variegated background of political change, religious persecution, and social unrest. Elena Garro, who has also won a high reputation as a playwright, is a masterly storyteller. Although her plot is dramatically intense and suspenseful, the novel does not depend for its effectiveness on narrative continuity. It is a book of episodes, one that leaves the reader with a series of vivid impressions. The colors are bright, the smells pungent, the many characters clearly drawn in a few bold strokes. Octavio Paz, the distinguished poet and critic, has written that it "is truly an extraordinnary work, one of the most perfect creations in contemporary Latin American literature."

Elena Garro (1916–1998) was a Mexican writer and recipient of the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize.

Ruth L. C. Simms (1921–2018) was a Spanish language translator who introduced many Latin American authors to English-reading audiences.

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ISBN 13	9780292770065
ISBN 10	0292770065
Title	Recollections of Things to Come
Author	Elena Garro
Series	Texas Pan American Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Texas Press
Year published	1969-01-01
Number of pages	299
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