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Chicano Identity : The Reconstruction of Mexican Myths by ire'ne lara silva
2019
flesh to bone (2013) is a collection of nine short stories written by Chicana author ire'ne lara silva. These stories delve into some of the most popular Mexican folk-tales and depict a landscape where everything is possible, the boundaries between life and death are blurred, there are shifting realities, violence, magical transformations and, ultimately, healing. Some folk-tales are widespread like La Llorona, also known as La Malinche, others are myths and stories transmitted by the author's own family. Silva has expressed her fascination with the idea of creating new myths, in ways that bui…