When I Was a Horse: And Other Stories

by Brianda Domecq

Seventeen stories gallop, frolic, and slither across the pages of this collection by Mexican author Brianda Domecq. Sometimes inspiring, sometimes fatalistic, but always lyrical and thought-provoking, Domecq examines the human condition from a unique viewpoint. A pet canary is caught between her nesting instinct and her desire for solitude. A jaguar is guardian spirit to a middle-aged woman. And in the title story, a young girl is transformed during recess into a wild stallion. These and other tales, told with irony, wit, and compassion, keep the reader on the bittersweet edge between tragedy and comedy. Kayla Garcia's free-flowing and literary translation makes the reader forget that the narrative is not in the original English.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875653251
• ISBN13: 9780875653259
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"