The University of Wisconsin Press


Fiction / Latin America

 

Ballad of Another Time
A Novel
José Luis González
Translated by Asa Zatz, with a new foreword by Rosario Ferré



The Americas
Irene Vilar, Series Editor

Winner of the Mexican literary prizes, the Premio Xavier Villaurrutia and the Premio Magda Donato

A haunting, almost uncanny tale of love and honor in which the . . . characters move through a world of secret passions and silences. . . . [Set in Puerto Rico], scenes of impoverished farmers, madwomen, and men in coffee shops and cafes combine to form a blend of voices and landscapes whose essence can be distilled into three words: tobacco, coffee, and sugar”
—Marjorie Agosin, New York Times Book Review

José Luis González (1926–1996) was born in the Dominican Republic and lived in Puerto Rico and Mexico. His novels, short stories, and essays have been widely translated and anthologized.

Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.)


Ballad of Another Time

November 2004
124 est. pp. 5 x 8

Book icon
Paper $17.95 t
ISBN 978-0-299-20694-9
Shopping cart ADD TO CART
  Review cart contents
Secure checkout

Home | Books | Journals | Events | Textbooks | Authors | Related | Search | Order | Contact

If you have trouble accessing any page in this web site, contact our Web manager.E-mail: webmaster@uwpress.wisc.edu.

© 2004, The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System