Resultado narrado por "Ana Castillo" em Todas as categorias

Época de cerezos es un conjunto de 10 relatos que tienen lugar en una ciudad sureña ficticia, en la frontera de México con Centroamérica.

The Witch is dead. And the discovery of her corpse - by a group of children playing near the irrigation canals - propels the whole village into an investigation of how and why this murder occurred. Rumors and suspicions spread. As the novel unfolds in a dazzling linguistic torrent, with each unreliable narrator lingering on new details, new acts of depravity or brutality, Melchor extracts some tiny shred of humanity from these characters that most would write off as utterly irredeemable, forming a lasting portrait of a damned Mexican village.

En una tlapalería de la ciudad se oye, se ve, se huele el alegre ajetreo de los barrios, pero también la insidia y los dimes y diretes que le dan color a las historias que regocijan nuestra imaginación. Elena Poniatowska Amor muestra sus dotes de gran narradora y ofrece un inventario de personajes y lugares que reflejan el potencial que esconde lo cotidiano para cautivarnos.

Eking out a living as a teacher's aide in a small New Mexican border town, Tía Regina is also raising her teenage nephew, Gabo, a hardworking boy who has entered the country illegally and aspires to the priesthood. When Gabo's father, Rafa, disappears while crossing over from Mexico, Regina fears the worst. After several days of waiting and an ominous phone call from a woman who may be connected to a smuggling ring, Regina and Gabo resolve to find Rafa.