| Record ID | marc_loc_2016/BooksAll.2016.part25.utf8:117469165:1288 |
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001 96067376
003 DLC
005 20021207184913.0
008 960417s1996 lau 000 1 eng d
010 $a 96067376
020 $a1887378030 (pbk.) :$c$12.95
020 $a1887378022 (hardback)
035 $a(OCoLC)35336052
040 $aCGl$cCGl$dNcGU$dDLC
041 1 $aeng$hspa
042 $alccopycat
050 04 $aPQ7390.R57$bH313 1996
082 00 $a863/.64$221
100 1 $aRobles, Mireya.
240 10 $aHagiografía de Narcisa la bella.$lEnglish
245 10 $aHagiography of Narcisa the beautiful /$cby Mireya Robles ; translated by Anna Diegel with the collaboration of the author.
260 $aColumbia, LA :$bReaders International,$cc1996.
300 $a188 p. ;$c20 cm.
520 1 $a"Satirical, darkly comic novel set in 1950s Cuba (see HLAS 48:5405) depicts a nuclear family through the eyes of Narcisa, the unwanted ugly duckling. Explores inequality inherent in gender roles and oppression of women in Cuban society. Story narrated without paragraph or chapter breaks for entire length; fast-paced translation. Glossary of Cuban terms; author's biographical note. Excellent text for women's studies classes"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.$uhttp://www.loc.gov/hlas/