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Egan's work offers readers an accessible entry into the world of contemporary Mexican journalism, as well as a critical treatment linking each of Monsivais's books to what she sees as the essential meanings of his artistic oeuvre. . . . Given the difficult task of reading the pulse of civil society, much less in deciphering the neobaroque nuances of a writer such as Monsivais, Egan's book stands as a pioneering achievement that should be studied by a broad range of scholars. <i>Hispanic American Historical Review</i> Her exhaustive treatment of the work of one of Mexico's most important writers and social commentators justifies her valiant undertaking. <i>Library Journal</i> An important, original study worthy of its subject. It also has the great virtue of leaving thereader with an irresistible appetite for more Monsivais. <i>Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos</i>

Egan's work offers readers an accessible entry into the world of contemporary Mexican journalism, as well as a critical treatment linking each of Monsivais's books to what she sees as the essential meanings of his artistic oeuvre. . . . Given the difficult task of reading the pulse of civil society, much less in deciphering the neobaroque nuances of a writer such as Monsivais, Egan's book stands as a pioneering achievement that should be studied by a broad range of scholars. -- Hispanic American Historical Review Her exhaustive treatment of the work of one of Mexico's most important writers and social commentators justifies her valiant undertaking. -- Library Journal An important, original study worthy of its subject. It also has the great virtue of leaving thereader with an irresistible appetite for more Monsivais. -- Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos

Egan's work offers readers an accessible entry into the world of contemporary Mexican journalism, as well as a critical treatment linking each of Monsivais's books to what she sees as the essential meanings of his artistic oeuvre. . . . Given the difficult task of reading the pulse of civil society, much less in deciphering the neobaroque nuances of a writer such as Monsivais, Egan's book stands as a pioneering achievement that should be studied by a broad range of scholars. --Hispanic American Historical Review Her exhaustive treatment of the work of one of Mexico's most important writers and social commentators justifies her valiant undertaking. --Library Journal An important, original study worthy of its subject. It also has the great virtue of leaving thereader with an irresistible appetite for more Monsivais. --Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos

Egan's work offers readers an accessible entry into the world of contemporary Mexican journalism, as well as a critical treatment linking each of Monsivais's books to what she sees as the essential meanings of his artistic oeuvre. . . . Given the difficult task of reading the pulse of civil society, much less in deciphering the neobaroque nuances of a writer such as Monsivais, Egan's book stands as a pioneering achievement that should be studied by a broad range of scholars. -- Hispanic American Historical Review Her exhaustive treatment of the work of one of Mexico's most important writers and social commentators justifies her valiant undertaking. -- Library Journal An important, original study worthy of its subject. It also has the great virtue of leaving thereader with an irresistible appetite for more Monsivais. -- Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos

Egan's work offers readers an accessible entry into the world of contemporary Mexican journalism, as well as a critical treatment linking each of Monsivais's books to what she sees as the essential meanings of his artistic oeuvre. . . . Given the difficult task of reading the pulse of civil society, much less in deciphering the neobaroque nuances of a writer such as Monsivais, Egan's book stands as a pioneering achievement that should be studied by a broad range of scholars. --Hispanic American Historical Review Her exhaustive treatment of the work of one of Mexico's most important writers and social commentators justifies her valiant undertaking. --Library Journal An important, original study worthy of its subject. It also has the great virtue of leaving thereader with an irresistible appetite for more Monsivais. --Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos

Egan's work offers readers an accessible entry into the world of contemporary Mexican journalism, as well as a critical treatment linking each of Monsivais's books to what she sees as the essential meanings of his artistic oeuvre. . . . Given the difficult task of reading the pulse of civil society, much less in deciphering the neobaroque nuances of a writer such as Monsivais, Egan's book stands as a pioneering achievement that should be studied by a broad range of scholars. --Hispanic American Historical Review Her exhaustive treatment of the work of one of Mexico's most important writers and social commentators justifies her valiant undertaking. --Library Journal An important, original study worthy of its subject. It also has the great virtue of leaving thereader with an irresistible appetite for more Monsivais. --Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispanicos

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Linda Egan, Associate Professor of Spanish, University of California - Davis, is the author of Carlos Monsivais: Culture and Chronicle in Contemporary Mexico and a book on Sor Juana. Mary K. Long, Director of International Spanish for the Professions, University of Colorado - Boulder, has written on the work of Salvador Novo and on cross-cultural exchange between Latin America and the United States in the business and nonprofit sectors.

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