{"product_id":"carmen-la-coja-peel-my-love-like-an-onion-isbn-9780375724688","title":"Carmen La Coja \/ Peel My Love Like An Onion","description":"Published to coincide with the Anchor Books edition of \u003cb\u003ePeel My Love Like an Onion\u003c\/b\u003e, this Spanish translation is a major addition to the Vintage Español list.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEqual parts soap opera, tragicomedy, and rhapsody, \u003cb\u003eCarmen la coja\u003c\/b\u003e is Ana Castillo's imaginative variation on the themes of Bizet's \u003cb\u003eCarmen\u003c\/b\u003e, set in the Latin community of Chicago and the seductive world of flamenco. Carmen \"La Coja\" Santos is a renowned local dancer who has long maintained an affair with the great Agustín, the married director of her troupe. An angry rivalry is sparked when she begins a passionate new liaison with Agusín's grandson, the gifted Manolo; her childhood polio returns; and her already aggravating relationship with her mother takes a difficult turn. But in the end, Carmen, unlike her namesake, finds her way back to happiness.\"A celebration of life lived to the hilt--. This book will make you laugh and cry at the same time.\"--Rosario Ferré\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fiery treatise on losing control in love--. Unforgettable.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The best of Ana Castillo: sassy, satiric, and stunningly lyrical. Bravo, Ana!\"--Julia AlvarezAna Castillo lives in Chicago, Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the Spanish by Dolores Prida.Autora de Tan lejos de Dios","brand":"Vintage Espanol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303825166565,"sku":"NP9780375724688","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375724688.jpg?v=1767723421","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/carmen-la-coja-peel-my-love-like-an-onion-isbn-9780375724688","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}