Search Results: Books from Alla

NEW ~ Essays on the great nineteenth-century Brazilian author Machado de Assis: "Dom Casmurro: Realism and Intentionalism Revisited," John Gledson; "Dom Casmurro: Simulacrus and Allegory," Joao Adolfo Hansen; "Dependents Play Chess: Political Dialogues in Machado de Assis," Sidney Chalhoub; "Machado in English," Daphne Patai. Critical Reflections on Latin America Series edited by Richard Graham. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

NEW ~ Spine cracked! One loose page, a couple bent. Marked down! 277 pp. Excellent introduction to the ancient literatures of Mesoamerica. Includes numerous examples in Spanish translation. SPANISH / ESPANOL11 oz.

NEW ~ erasure on front endpaper. 142 pp. Collection Austral 108. Prologo de Francisco Sosa. 2000 ejemplares / 2000 this edition. 5 oz. Late-nineteenth century novel about the mid-century misadventures of a youth from Yautepec, Morelos, replete with bandidos.

NEW ~ Covers slightly bent, otherwise fine. Marked down! 163 pp. SPANISH / ESPANOL 9 oz.

NEW ~ covers slightly shelf worn. 208 pp. Series: "Sepan Cuantos..." 62. EN ESPANOL / IN SPANISH 11 oz.A short novel and a collection of stories by the great nineteenth-century Mexican author.

NEW ~ shelf worn. 207 pp. EN ESPANOL / IN SPANISH 7 oz.

NEW ~ slight shelf wear, price in pencil on front endpaper. 120 pp. SEP Lecturas Mexicanas, Segunda Serie, 1. Short fiction & theater. EN ESPANOL / IN SPANISH 6 oz.

NEW ~ 125 pp. Collection: "Sepan Cuantos..." 61. Introduccion de Maria del Carmen Millan. EN ESPANOL / IN SPANISH 8 oz.Two novels by the great nineteenth-century Mexican author.

NEW ~ covers slightly worn. 208 pp. Series: "Sepan Cuantos..." 62. EN ESPANOL / IN SPANISH 11 oz. A novel and a collection of short stories by the great nineteenth-century Mexican author.

NEW ~ 134 pp. Critical Reflections on Latin America Series. Edited by Richard Graham. Essays on the great nineteenth-century Brazilian fiction writer: "Dom Casmurro: Realism and Intentionalism Revisited," John Gledson; "Dom Casmurro: Simulacrus and Allegory," Joao Adolfo Hansen; "Dependents Play Chess: Political Dialogues in Machado de Assis," Sidney Chalhoub; "Machado in English," Daphne Patai.

NEW ~ Novel set in the Brazilian Pantanal, where the inhabitants of Pedra Canga face the world armed only with "poverty, myth, and superstition." Translation from the Portuguese to English by Clifford E. Landers. Masterworks of Fiction (1987). 153pp. In stock. Usually ships in three days.

Sobretiro de Cuadernos Americanos, n. 4 (Julio-Agosto de 1945). 17pp. Illustrations. In fine condition except for pencil markings on the cover. See photo.

Stanley Stein's classic history of late-nineteenth century coffee plantations in Vassouras in the Parahyba Valley, Brazil, emphasizing both economic and social aspects of production. 314pp. Map. Illustrations. Charts. Glossary. Bibliography. The book has been read, but is unmarked and in excellent condition. Usually ships in three days.

An independent bookstore specializing in Latin America since 1980. A train voyage through Mexico and popular history. Like new with light shelf wear and Alla stamp on front endpaper. In English. 377 pp. Index. 1.25 lbs.

NEW ~ light shelf wear, original Alla stamp on front endpaper. 131 pp. Numbered edition of 5000: copies 02812 and 04426. EN ESPANOL / IN SPANISH Coleccion Popular 138. 4 oz. Emilio Carballido Fentanes (Cordoba, Veracruz, 1925 - 2008 Xalapa, Veracruz) fue el mas importante y traducido dramaturgo mexicano. Tambien hizo libretos para opera y guiones para television y cine, incluso Macario. Nominado Best Foreign Film. Agaro bien la habla cotidiana. Tambien colaboro con Bunuel en el filme Nazarin. Gano premio de teatro Casa de las America (1962). Fue profesor en Rutgers y Cal State Los Angeles.

NEW ~ slight shelf wear, erasure on front endpaper. 208 pp. Series: "Sepan Cuantos..." 62. EN ESPANOL / IN SPANISH 1 lb. Two works by this great nineteenth-century Mexican author.

NEW ~ pencil on front endpaper. 125 pp. Introduccion de Maria Carmen de Millan. Collection: "Sepan Cuantos..." 61. EN ESPANOL / IN SPANISH 13 oz. Two novels that reflect this great late-nineteenth century Mexican author's actual experiences.

NEW ~ 134 pp. Critical Reflections on Latin America Series. Edited by Richard Graham. Essays: "Dom Casmurro: Realism and Intentionalism Revisited," John Gledson; "Dom Casmurro: Simulacrus and Allegory," Joao Adolfo Hansen; "Dependents Play Chess: Political Dialogues in Machado de Assis," Sidney Chalhoub; "Machado in English," Daphne Patai.

NEW ~ 249 pp. Novel about the misadventures of a U.S. family in Chiapas during the Zapatista uprising. ENGLISH 14 oz.

USED Inscribed by the author to Fred Turner, otherwise unmarked. Spine fading. By well-known author Tom Miller who has written extensively on the Southwest border and Latin America. 226 pp. 10 oz.