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The Curse of Eve: And Other Stories
by
Liliana V. Blum (Goodreads Author),
Toshiya Kamei (translator)
Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Translated from Spanish by Toshiya Kamei. In this collection of short stories, acclaimed Mexican writer Liliana Blum presents us with a startling, tender and hilarious take on modern life. The title story illustrates the very ordinary fate of a young mother thrust into tragedy. In "Kisses on the Forehead," a personal ad leads to a ...more
Paperback, 159 pages
Published
September 7th 2008
by Host Publications
(first published 2008)
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REVIEW BY JOSELLE VANDERHOOFT, for ThePedestalMagazine.com
In his watershed book Walden, Henry David Thoreau wrote, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." In The Curse of Eve and Other Stories, Mexican writer Liliana Blum has refined the human desperation of which Thoreau speaks. In fact, her characters often approach the various cruelties in their lives—the infidelities or inattentions of spouses, the disappointments and inadequacies of children, the ho...more
In his watershed book Walden, Henry David Thoreau wrote, "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." In The Curse of Eve and Other Stories, Mexican writer Liliana Blum has refined the human desperation of which Thoreau speaks. In fact, her characters often approach the various cruelties in their lives—the infidelities or inattentions of spouses, the disappointments and inadequacies of children, the ho...more
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Disturbing yet beautiful stories seamlessly translated.
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