Battles in the Desert & Other Stories

by José Emilio Pacheco, Katherine Silver (Translator)

Overview

Intense, despairing accounts of life in Mexico City.

Seven stories depict harsh realities of life in urban Mexico and the tragedies of childhood innocence betrayed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811210201
Publisher:	New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date:	05/17/1987
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Author of the well-known novel Battles in the Desert, José Emilio Pacheco won the Mexican National Poetry Prize, the Premio José Asunción Silva Award, and the Cervantes Prize. He lived in Mexico City until his death in 2014.