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When I Was a Horse: and Other Stories

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Seventeen stories gallop, frolic, and slither across the pages of this collection by Mexican author Brianda Domecq. Sometimes inspiring, sometimes fatalistic, but always lyrical and thought-provoking, Domecq examines the human condition from a unique viewpoint.

A pet canary is caught between her nesting instinct and her desire for solitude. A jaguar is guardian spirit to a middle-aged woman. And in the title story, a young girl is transformed during recess into a wild stallion.

These and other tales, told with irony, wit, and compassion, keep the reader on the bittersweet edge between tragedy and comedy. Kayla Garcia’s free-flowing and literary translation makes the reader forget that the narrative is not in the original English.

Language: English

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Texas Christian University Press

Release: May 02, 2006

ISBN: 0875653251

ISBN 13: 9780875653259

When I Was a Horse: and Other Stories

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Seventeen stories gallop, frolic, and slither across the pages of this collection by Mexican author Brianda Domecq. Sometimes inspiring, sometimes fatalistic, but always lyrical and thought-provoking, Domecq examines the human condition from a unique viewpoint.

A pet canary is caught between her nesting instinct and her desire for solitude. A jaguar is guardian spirit to a middle-aged woman. And in the title story, a young girl is transformed during recess into a wild stallion.

These and other tales, told with irony, wit, and compassion, keep the reader on the bittersweet edge between tragedy and comedy. Kayla Garcia’s free-flowing and literary translation makes the reader forget that the narrative is not in the original English.

Language: English

Pages: 192

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Texas Christian University Press

Release: May 02, 2006

ISBN: 0875653251

ISBN 13: 9780875653259

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