The Magic Lantern: Having a Ball and Christmas Eve

by José Tomas de Cuellar

Book Overview

Jos Tomas de Cu llar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humor and gift for caricature. Having a Ball and Christmas Eve are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-nineteenth century by the periodical press in which these sketches of contemporary manners were first published. The stories are a sensitive reflection of the effects of modernization brought by an authoritarian regime dedicated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195115031
• ISBN13: 9780195115031
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"