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28 pages. A posthumous collection of poems by the Mexican writer, her first collection in English. Translated by Maureen Ahearn. An edition of 250 copies. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in plain wrappers (chapbook). In a near fine with a bit of fading to the back panel of the pictorial jacket.

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London:: Reader's International,, (1992). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First thus. Originally published in Spanish in 1957, this is considered the masterpiece of Mexico's most important woman novelist of the 20th century. Set against the Mexican Revolution in Chiapas, the southern Mexican state where Castellanos spent her childhood, and which has a strong Mayan presence. Translated from the Spanish and with a preface by Irene Nicholson. Includes a glossary of unfamiliar Spanish and Indian words. 272 pp, Uncommon in hardcover and especially so in this condition.

[Chicano], [Mexico] [Women History] Castellanos, Rosario. A Rosario Castellanos Reader: an Anthology of Her Poetry, Short Fiction, Essays, and Drama. Edited and translated by Maureen Ahern. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1988. First edition. 378 pages. Hardcover book in original dust jacket. This volume brings together the works of Rosario Castellanos one of the most important Mexican literary voices of the 20th century, . The volume itself showcases some of her most important writings on cultural and gender-based oppression in Mexico. Though an ardent feminist, Castellanos focused not only on gender oppression in Mexico but also the plight of its indigenous people and this aspect of her work is showcased through the collection. Many of these works also appear in this volume for the first time in English. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. This volume presents a fantastic insight into the trajectory and diversity of Castellanos' work.