Dust on Her Tongue

by Rodrigo Rey Rosa

Book Overview

Set in Guatemala, these spare and beautiful tales are linked by themes of magic, violence, and the fragility of existence. Paul Bowle's translation perfectly captures Rey Rosa's stories of the haunted lives of ordinary people in present-day Central America.

A genuinely surprising and original set of stories...a sense of violent unease shading into terror drifts up from every line...his writing has a sharp, almost sadistic edge. --The Times...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872862720
• ISBN13: 9780872862722
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: City Lights Books
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A surprise of a book

I was looking for contemporary new Latin American writers and found a top 10 list. I had heard of most of those writers but not this one so I bought this book (in English) and it was very well translated (well, it's Paul Bowles after all.) I really enjoyed this short, very short stories from different points of view and I passed this book to some friends to read.

Magic in Guatemala

"Set in Guatemala, these spare and beautiful tales are linked by themes of magic, violence, and the fragility of existence. Paul Bowles' translation perfectly captures Rey Rosa's stories of the haunted lives of ordinary people in present-day Central America."