Rosario Castellanos Knihy

Román mexické autorky vypráví o dramatickém osudu prosté indiánky, která obnovila kult dávných bohů a podnítila svůj kmen ke vzpouře proti rančerům. Na tomto dějovém základě odhaluje autorka způsob života i mentalitu původních obyvatel Ameriky, kteří byli v 20. stol. vypuzeni na okraj společnosti a kterým byl přisouzen určitý způsob života, s nímž se však nemohou smířit. Kniha nenásilně ukazuje, jak složité jsou sociálně rasové problémy Latinské Ameriky a jak jejich nedořešenost zůstává v některých zemích (Mexiku) brzdou pokroku a celkové prosperity.

Set against the backdrop of Mexico's tumultuous history, the novel explores the interplay of magic and conflict among gods and humans. It delves into themes of rising Indian resentment, childhood jealousies, and ancient myths, including the intriguing figures of dzulúms and the Nine Guardians. The story captures the isolation and tension of a small, struggling landowning class as they desperately cling to their power. Irene Nicholson's translation brings Rosario Castellanos' powerful narrative to life, immersing readers in this rich cultural tapestry.

Thinker, writer, diplomat, feminist Rosario Castellanos was emerging as one of Mexico's major literary figures before her untimely death in 1974. This sampler of her work brings together her major poems, short fiction, essays, and a three-act play, The Eternal Feminine. Translated with fidelity to language and cultural nuance, many of these works appear here in English for the first time, allowing English-speaking readers to see the depth and range of Castellanos' work. In her introductory essay, "Reading Rosario Contexts, Voices, and Signs," Maureen Ahern presents the first comprehensive study of Castellanos' work as a sign or signifying system. This approach through contemporary semiotic theory unites literary criticism and translation as an integral semiotic process. Ahern reveals how Castellanos integrated women's images, bodies, voices, and texts to feminize her discourse and create a plurality of new signs/messages about women in Mexico. Describing this process in The Eternal Feminine, Castellanos observes, "...it's not good enough to imitate the models proposed for us that are answers to circumstances other than our own. It isn't even enough to discover who we are. We have to invent ourselves."

Im gebirgigen Hochland von Chiapas in Südmexiko scheint seit der Conquista die Zeit stehen geblieben zu sein: Noch immer gehört das Land mit seinen Kaffee- und Zuckerrohrplantagen den weißen Großgrundbesitzern, und noch immer leben die Chamula-Indios, die Nachfahren der Mayas, in Armut und Rechtlosigkeit. Trotzdem versuchen die Indios unter der Führung der Seherin Catalina den Aufstand gegen die reiche Familie Cifuentes – eine Rebellion, die selbst in ihrem Scheitern noch die dunkle Größe der alten, archaischen Kulturhandlungen wiederaufleben läßt. '. ein fesselnder Roman, der in die Welt voller Mythen und Magie führt.' Brigitte

"It is, indeed, a testament of wisdom."— New York Times “A brilliant survey of some of the major texts in the history of political theory.”—Kenneth Burke, The Nation "Cassirer was a brilliant historical philosopher and his analyses of vogues in political alchemy . . . are savagely forthright."— New Yorker

En los cuatro relatos que conforman Álbum de familia, el lector no puede escapar a una prosa profunda e irónica al presenciar la lección de cocina de una recién casada, al participar en una reunión dominguera en que se plantean todo tipo de relaciones sexuales y sociales, al contemplar la ceguera de una madre a la anormalidad que ella misma propició en sus hijos y, por último, al asomarse a los mundos plagados de ira y envidia de ciertas damas intelectuales. Una extraordinaria galería de personajes femeninos narrados estupendamente por la gran poetisa, narradora, dramaturga y ensayista mexicana.