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Monday, July 10, 2006 12:00 AM

Destination: Mexico

In this place where the bizarre is banal and nothing is quite what it seems, it's no surprise that the literature will blow your mind.
By Ilan Stavans

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  • Tuesday, July 11, 2006 04:52 AM

    no vale nada

    As has been pointed out already, this piece is worthless. Any undergrad who took a survey of Latin American Lit course could have compiled a better list, more reflective of Mexican culture. I'll add Rosario Castellano to the list; her poems about gender politics, religion and culture offer insights into Mexico and the universal.

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