Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-247) and index
Introduction -- Contexts -- Arrancame la vida : the borders of fiction and reality -- Mal de amores : history from a feminist perspective -- Myth, magical realism and carnival -- Literary intimacies -- Shimmering surfaces, immeasurable depths -- Conclusion.
"The first major study on the works of the Mexican novelist, Angeles Mastretta, demonstrating the rich complexity and range of the author’s fiction and essays"--Provided by publisher..