The Riddle of Cantinflas: Essays on Hispanic Popular Culture
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Book Overview
Ilan Stavans's collection of essays on kitsch and high art in the Americas makes a return with thirteen new colorful conversations that deliver Stavans's trademark wit and provocative analysis. A... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0826319254
ISBN13:9780826319258
Release Date:January 1998
Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
Length:157 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
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Provoctive, sharp, intelligent...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Stavans is a wonderful commentator of Latin American civilization. He is sharp, urbane, erudite. I love his style. I think it is even tender.
Excellent essays. Stavans has a unique viewpoint...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I loved these essays. Stavans is sharp, intelligent, uncompromising. His views on Cantinflas and Subcomandante Marcos are through-provoking and his piece on Sandra Cisneros finally placed her in the right perspective. A wonderful read!
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