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La frontera de cristal / The Crystal Frontier: Una Novela En Nueve Cuentos / A Novel in Nine Stories
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Nine interconnected short stories about life in Mexico and the U.S. explores the significance and role of borders in a collection that includes the title story about a Mexican laborer-for-hire, who comes to New York, takes a job as a window washer, and encounters a different world behind the glass he washes. Reprint.
By Carlos Fuentes and Anne Messitte (editor)
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9780679772965 | Vintage Books, September 1, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Presents a fictional portrait of the relationship between the United States and Mexico, as played out in a Mexican dynasty led by a powerful oligarch with complex ties north of the border

El Castillo De LA Memoria
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A fictional account of Spanish explorer Jan Ponce de Leon and his quest for the legendary Fountain of Youth follows the explorer from Puerto Rico to Florida, where he finds the mythic fountain but discovers that the gift of perpetual youth can become a nightmare. Original.
By Anne Messitte (editor) and Olga Nolla
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9780679772989 | Vintage Books, September 1, 1996, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A fictional account of Spanish explorer Jan Ponce de Leon and his quest for the legendary Fountain of Youth follows the explorer from Puerto Rico to Florida, where he finds the mythic fountain but discovers that the gift of perpetual youth can become a nightmare.

Ella Cantaba Boleros
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Celebrating the rich culture and vitality of pre-revolutionary Cuba, two novella-length tales include the story of a photographer and the mysterious singer he encounters in a nightclub and 'The Amazon,' which contains a variety of puns and word games. Original.
By Guillermo Cabrera Infante and Anne Messitte (editor)
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9780679768470 | Vintage Books, September 1, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Celebrating the rich culture and vitality of pre-revolutionary Cuba, two novella-length tales include the story of a photographer and the mysterious singer he encounters in a nightclub and 'The Amazon,' which contains a variety of puns and word games.

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