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Modelo antiguo
a novel of Mexico City
By Reyes, Luis Eduardo & Franco, Sharon & Hayes, Joe
- ISBN
- 978-0-93831-732-6
- Publisher
- El Paso, Tex. : Cinco Pintos Press, c1997.
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on December 2, 1997
Both these surreal novels are hugely entertaining love stories that circumvent time and place and culture, each with its own absurd, curious twist that makes us reexamine our concepts of borders. Crosthwaite's tale chronicles the relationship of 16th-century conquistador Balboa and his true love, the Aztec Florinda (formerly Xochitl). Having "discovered" Mexico, what's a conquistador to do with the rest of his life? Balboa isn't sure, and when he loses his government job because of bureaucratic downsizing, the couple traverse--by bus--a ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
