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Book

Mundo Cruel : stories

Call Number

  • FICTION NEGR (OSH)

Publication Information

New York : Seven Stories Press, 2010.

Physical Description

91 pages ; 21 cm

Summary

Nine short stories that reveal the intimate world of a small community in Puerto Rico joined together by its transgressive sexuality. The stories explore the sometimes hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking nature of survival in a decidedly cruel world.

Contents

  • The chosen one
  • The vampire of Moca
  • For Guayama
  • La Edwin
  • Junito
  • Botella
  • So many: or On how the wagging tongue sometimes can cast a spell
  • The garden
  • Mundo Cruel.

Subjects

Added Authors

Suzanne Jill Levine