Lilus Kikus and Other Stories by Elena Poniatowska (Paperback)

Elena Poniatowska is recognised today as one of Mexico's greatest writers. 'Lilus Kikus,' published in 1954, was her first book. However, it was labelled a children's book because it had a young girl as protagonist, it included illustrations, and the author was an unknown woman. 'Lilus Kikus' has not received the critical attention or a translation into English it deserved, until now. Accompanying 'Lilus Kikus' in this first American edition are four of Poniatowska's short stories with female protagonists, only one of which has been previously published in English. Poniatowska is admired today as a feminist, but in 1954, when 'Lilus Kikus' appeared, feminism didn't have broad appeal. Twenty-first-century readers will be fascinated by the way Poniatowska uses her child protagonist to point out the flaws in adult society. Each of the drawings by the great surrealist Leonora Carrington that accompany the chapters in 'Lilus Kikus' expresses a subjective, interiorised vision of the child character's contemplations on life.

General

Imprint:	University of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	October 2005
Illustrators:	Leonora Carrington
Translators:	Elizabeth Coonrod Martinez
Dimensions:	142 x 219 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	127
ISBN-13:	978-0-8263-3582-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories Promotions
LSN:	0-8263-3582-9
Barcode:	9780826335821

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