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De Nuevo México a Nueva Guinea, de la Amazonia a Corea y de Cerdeña a Mali, estos relatos de Luisa Valenzuela están marcados por la presencia de las máscaras. Buscadas expresamente o halladas de las maneras más azarosas, las máscaras remiten a tradiciones que se pierden en el tiempo, al duelo o la celebración, y necesariamente a un más allá cuyas criaturas se empeñan en intervenir en la vida presente de los enmascarados y su entorno cercano. Siempre atenta a un posible encuentro con estos enigmáticos artefactos, la autora se sobrepone a los accidentes del terreno, a las distancias y al cansancio con tal de no perderse la ceremonia que ha venido a buscar o de la que acaba de enterarse. Y una vez en el lugar es de todo menos una observadora distante: respetuosa al extremo, desde los espacios que puede ocupar –que le permiten ocupar− anota lo que ve y trata de entender −luego buscará información para atar los cabos sueltos−, pero nunca deja de intentar el diálogo –con gestos, si no hay palabras que sirvan de puente−, el juego, el baile. Este libro puede leerse como un libro de viajes donde los paisajes y las situaciones están resueltos con pinceladas...

"As current, far-reaching and eclectic as the works it presents, this collection showcases the diverse trends in contemporary Puerto Rican writing. Aqui y ahora brings together examples of various genres by both new and established writers who are either native to Puerto Rico or who have relocated here and come to identify entirely with the island's literary traditions."

"As current, far-reaching and eclectic as the works it presents, this collection showcases the diverse trends in contemporary Puerto Rican writing. Aqui y ahora brings together examples of various genres by both new and established writers who are either native to Puerto Rico or who have relocated here and come to identify entirely with the island's literary traditions."

"A series of interviews to Clemente Soto Velez, vanguardist poet, educator and patriot. Soto, a long time resident of New York City, was imprisoned in the 1930's for his pro-independence sympathies."

Published by Boydell & Brewer Inc.

"As current, far-reaching and eclectic as the works it presents, this collection showcases the diverse trends in contemporary Puerto Rican writing. Aqui y ahora brings together examples of various genres by both new and established writers who are either native to Puerto Rico or who have relocated here and come to identify entirely with the island's literary traditions."

"As current, far-reaching and eclectic as the works it presents, this collection showcases the diverse trends in contemporary Puerto Rican writing. Aqui y ahora brings together examples of various genres by both new and established writers who are either native to Puerto Rico or who have relocated here and come to identify entirely with the island's literary traditions."