Carmen La Coja

Ana Castillo

Aug 2011 · Sold by VINTAGE ESPAÑOL

About this ebook

Published to coincide with the Anchor Books edition of Peel My Love Like an Onion, this Spanish translation is a major addition to the Vintage Español list. Equal parts soap opera, tragicomedy, and rhapsody, Carmen la coja is Ana Castillo's imaginative variation on the themes of Bizet's Carmen, set in the Latin community of Chicago and the seductive world of flamenco. Carmen "La Coja" Santos is a renowned local dancer who has long maintained an affair with the great Agustín, the married director of her troupe. An angry rivalry is sparked when she begins a passionate new liaison with Agusín's grandson, the gifted Manolo; her childhood polio returns; and her already aggravating relationship with her mother takes a difficult turn. But in the end, Carmen, unlike her namesake, finds her way back to happiness.

About the author

Ana Castillo is the author of the novels The Mixquiahuala Letters, Sapogonia, and So Far from God; the story collection Loverboys; the critical study Massacre of the Dreamers; and several volumes of poetry. She has received an American Book Award, a Carl Sandburg Prize, and a Southwestern Booksellers Award for her work. She lives in Chicago. Ana Castillo (1953) es una novelista, poeta y ensayista estadounidense con ascendencia mexicana. Su trabajo se centra en temas como el racismo, la xenofobia y el clasismo. Su novela Sapogonia fue nombrada como uno de los libros notables del año en The New York Times. Es editora de La Tolteca, una revista de contenido literario y artístico. Ha ganado una gran cantidad de premios y condecoraciones, incluyendo el American Book Award de la Fundación Before Columbus por su primera novela, The Mixquiahuala Letters, un Premio Carl Sandburg y un Premio Mountains and Plains Booksellers.