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A Stab in the Dark
Contributor(s): Bernal, Facundo (Author), Seidman, Anthony (Translator), Murray, Yxta Maya (Foreword by)

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ISBN: 1940660394     ISBN-13: 9781940660394
Publisher: Los Angeles Review of Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | American - General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies
Age Level: 10
Grade Level: 5
Series: Larb Classics
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" L (0.55 lbs) 280 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Chronological Period - 1920's
- Ethnic Orientation - Latino
- Ethnic Orientation - Chicano
- Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
- Cultural Region - Southern California
- Geographic Orientation - California
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Facundo Bernal's A Stab in the Dark (Palos de ciego) is a poetic chronicle of the struggles and joys of the Spanish-speaking community in Los Angeles and in the burgeoning border town of Mexicali during the early 1920s. Sharply satirical yet deeply empathetic, Bernal's poems are both a landmark of Chicano literature and a captivating read. Anthony Seidman's energetic translation -- the first into English -- preserves the prickly feel of Bernal's classic, down to the last stab. This edition also features the original Spanish text, an introduction by the prominent Mexicali writer Gabriel Trujillo Mu oz, an additional introduction by critic Josh Kun, and a foreword by writer and lawyer Yxta Maya Murray.

Contributor Bio(s): Murray, Yxta Maya: - Yxta Maya Murray is a novelist, art critic, and Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. She writes widely on gender justice, performance art, and the intersections of law and literature.Trujillo Munoz, Gabriel: - Gabriel Trujillo Muņoz is a poet, narrator, essayist, and professor at the Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexicali. He is widely considered one of the most important voices in contemporary Mexican science fiction.Dralyuk, Boris: - Boris Dralyuk is the Executive Editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books and a literary translator.Bernal, Facundo: - Facundo Bernal was a poet and journalist. He was born in 1883 in Hermosillo, Mexico. He and his brother Francisco were members of the vibrant bohemian Mexican literary community of the first decades of the 20th century. He died in 1962, in Mexicali.Seidman, Anthony: - Anthony Seidman is the author of three collections of poetry, including Where Thirsts Intersect (The Bitter Oleander, 2006) and, most recently, A Sleepless Man Sits Up in Bed (Eyewear, 2016). He lives in Los Angeles.Kun, Josh: - Josh Kun is an American author, academic, music critic, and a 2016 MacArthur Fellow. He is an Associate Professor of Communication in the Annenberg School at USC and holds a joint appointment at the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity.
 
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