Articles tagged "octavio paz"

Column: Deconstruction Zone

The Name of This Land is Hell: Mexico in Literature

by Rodger Jacobs

[23.Oct.09] :. When the author of a sitcom-styled novel about Mexican heritage cannot resist mentioning the modern-day carnage, then it's fair to assume that the murders have become a significant part of the national identity.

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Books Review

Sound Against Flame by Derek Beres

by Erika Nanes

[8.Oct.08] :. Hey, did you hear what happened when the yogi, the atheist, the Rasta, and the Jesus freak walked into a bar?

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Column: South Meridian

The Resilient Works of Roberto Bolaño: Raccoon-Resistant, Water Resistant, Immortal

by Marcelo Ballvé

[3.May.07] :. Roberto Bolaño's Los Detectives Salvajes, like so many good works, traverses time, language, cultures, and survives a bit battered, but little worse for the wear.

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