| Uniform title | Ciudad Real. English |
| Series |
Series Discoveries
Discoveries. ^A250079
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Death of the tiger -- Aceite guapo -- The luck of Teodoro Méndez Acúbal -- Modest Gómez -- Coming of the eagle -- The fourth vigil -- The wheel of hunger -- The gift, refused -- Arthur Smith finds salvation -- Glossary. |
| Review |
"Ciudad Real, as the Mexican city of San Cristobal de las Casas was called in earlier times, is the setting for this 1960 collection of stories by Rosario Castellanos that treats the passionate and timely themes of race, class, power and language. Set in the southern region of Chiapas where Castellanos was born, City of Kings [Ciudad Real] explores the centuries-old domination of indigenous people by whites, and the complex relationship between conquerors and conquered that is its outcome. Each story weaves into the next to present a portrait of the men, women and children of the region, with their hopes, tragedies, beliefs and fears. Most of all, City of Kings reveals the pain and damage suffered by both the weak and the strong when exploitation is the basis for everyday life."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Local note | Joyner-- Replacement copy for 1993 issue of this title. |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Original version | Originally published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : Latin American Literary Review Press, 1992 [i.e. 1993]. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Castellanos, Rosario. Ciudad Real. English. City of Kings. Pittsburgh, Pa. : Latin American Literary Review Press, 1992 [i.e. 1993] |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| ISBN | 9781981006069 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1981006060 (paperback) |
