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Short stories, Serious and literary fiction, General fictionTravel and geography, Customs and cultures
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An anthology of the works of American expatriate author Paul Bowles (1910-1999). Includes The Delicate Prey and Other Stories (1950),…
A Hundred Camels in the Courtyard (1962), Things Gone and Things Still Here (1977), Midnight Mass (1981), and more. Edited by Daniel Halpern. Some strong language. 2002Mark Twain's San Francisco
By Mark Twain, Bernard Taper. 2003
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Serious and literary fictionAnthologies, Customs and cultures
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This collection of brief, often humorous writings includes commentary, poems, anecdotes, letters and notes about Twain's experiences in San Francisco between 1863 and 1866
Hope Leslie, or, Early times in the Massachusetts: Or, Early Times In The Massachusetts (American Women Writers Ser.)
By Catharine Maria Sedgwick. 1987
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Historical fiction, Serious and literary fiction, Multi-cultural fictionIndigenous peoples, Criticism, United States history, Social issues
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Set in seventeenth-century New England, Hope Leslie portrays early American life and celebrates the role of women in history. At…
the heart of the story is a cross-cultural friendship between Hope-Leslie, a spirited thinker in a repressive Puritan society and Magawisca, the passionate daughter of a Pequot chief. It challenges the conventional view of Indians, tackles interracial marriage and claims for women their rightful place in history. Adult. UnratedEl laberinto de la soledad y otras obras (Penguin ediciones)
By Octavio Paz. 1997
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Serious and literary fictionLiterature, Social issues, Essays, Customs and cultures, Anthologies
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"Octavio Paz has written one of the most enduring and powerful works ever created on Mexico and its people, character,…
and culture. Compared to Ortega y Gasset's for its trenchant analysis, this collection contains Octavio Paz' most famous work, a beautifully written and deeply felt discourse on Mexico's quest for identity that gives us an unequaled look at the country hidden behind the mask. Also included are Postscript, Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude, and Mexico and the United States, all of which develop the themes of the title essay and extend his penetrating commentary to the United States and Latin America." -- Goodreads