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Hectic Ethics
Unlike many Latin American writers whose work has been published in the United States, Francisco Hinojosa does not rely on magical realism, exotic recipes or cultural nostalgia. Rather, his stories convey a mercilessly sardonic view of family and society, and his ingenious array of anti-heroes embodies a conspicuous disdain for convention.Here, in eight masterly stories th...more
Paperback, 104 pages
Published
January 1st 2001
by City Lights Publishers
(first published November 1998)
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ambivalent. I thought I would like this - I liked the writing style. But I think the violence was too much for me. I actually kind of hate plots like this. I abandoned this book midway through. I wish I liked it, but I don't.
the thing to remember is this: people suck. you suck. i suck. that guy over there sucks. yep, that one, in the green shirt. everyone just sucks. as long as you know this, you'll be fine. well, not fine, because everyone still sucks, but at least now you'll be expecting it and you'll never be disappointed. but just because people suck doesn't mean they aren't interesting. because they are. so read this book. about interesting people who suck.
The narrator voice in all of these stories is really interesting. It's as if all of the stories are told with really clear, hilariously matter-of-fact hindsight, but with no self-awareness or lessons learned.
It was fun. I would recommend this book.
It was fun. I would recommend this book.
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Nació en la Ciudad de México, en 1954. Es poeta, narrador y editor. Estudió la carrera de Lengua y literatura hispánica en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Una gran parte de su obra ha sido dedicada a los niños y jóvenes. Ha impartido talleres de literatura infantil en diversos países y es uno de los autores más destacados de literatura infantil y juvenil en lengua española. Ha sido tra...more
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