| The Enlightened Army Contributor(s): Toscana, David (Author), Foster, David William (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1477317775 ISBN-13: 9781477317778 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Political |
| Dewey: 863.64 |
| LCCN: 2018012649 |
| Series: Latin American Literature in Translation |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ignacio Matus is a public school history teacher in Monterrey, Mexico, who gets fired because of his patriotic rantings about Mexico's repeated humiliations by the United States. Not only did Mexico's northern neighbor steal a large swath of the country in the Mexican-American War, but according to Matus it also denied him Olympic glory. Excluded from the 1924 Olympics, Matus ran his own parallel marathon and beat the time of the American who officially won the bronze medal. After spending decades attempting to vindicate his supposed triumph and claim the medal, Matus seeks an even bigger vindication--he will reconquer Texas for Mexico! Recruiting an army of "los iluminados," the enlightened ones, Matus sets off on a quest as worthy of Don Quixote as it is doomed. David Toscana is one of Latin America's leading contemporary writers, and his books have won several prestigious awards, including the Casa de las Américas Prize for The Enlightened Army. The novel's treatment of the troubled relations between Mexico and the United States makes it highly topical at a time when immigration and border walls capture headlines, while its lyrical writing and humorous take on the absurdities of everyday life offer timeless pleasures. |
Contributor Bio(s): Toscana, David: - A native of Mexico, David Toscana is the author of several novels, three of which have been translated into English--Tula Station, Our Lady of the Circus, and The Last Reader. He has been shortlisted twice for the Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize and was awarded the 2017 Xavier Villarrutia award for his novel, Olegaroy. He lives in Mexico and Poland.Foster, David William: - David William Foster is Regents' Professor of Spanish and Women and Gender Studies at Arizona State University, where he also leads the Brazilian Studies Program. |