Mexican books

A Listmania! list by Charles Midden "charlesmidden" (London, UK)
 
Inez
1.  Inez by Carlos Fuentes
The list author says:
  "A haunting and elegaic tale that explores the relationship between love and music"
£5.24   Used & New from: £0.01
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

The Lawless Roads (Vintage Classics)
2.  The Lawless Roads (Vintage Classics) by Graham Greene
The list author says:
  "A factual account of Greene's 1938 trip to Mexico during a turbulent period of anti clerical feeling"
£6.59   Used & New from: £2.00
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Under the Volcano (Penguin Modern Classics)
3.  Under the Volcano (Penguin Modern Classics) by Malcolm Lowry
The list author says:
  "A nightmare vision of alcoholism in a work that is a true classic of modernism"
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.00
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

The Pearl (Steinbeck "Essentials")
4.  The Pearl (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
The list author says:
  "Perhaps too simple and too sentimental for many, but a powerful story"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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The Plumed Serpent (Wordsworth Classics)
5.  The Plumed Serpent (Wordsworth Classics) by D.H. Lawrence
The list author says:
  "Lawrence leaves Nottingham to get sensual and steamy in a passionate tale that weaves together sex and mythology"
£1.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Beyond the Mexique Bay (Paladin Books)
6.  Beyond the Mexique Bay (Paladin Books) by Aldous Huxley
The list author says:
  "Huxley's begrudging and acerbic account of a journey through Mexico and Central America"
Used & New from: £0.64

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Like Water For Chocolate
7.  Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
The list author says:
  "A superbly magical and supernatural tale of lust and cookery!"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

Esperanza's Box of Saints
8.  Esperanza's Box of Saints by Maria Amparo Escandon
The list author says:
  "A consistently charming fairy tale like account of woman's search for her dead child through brothels and bordellos"
Used & New from: £0.72
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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The Crystal Frontier
9.  The Crystal Frontier by Carlos Fuentes
The list author says:
  "An amazing collection of short stories by the master of Mexican fiction"
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A Visit to Don Otavio
10.  A Visit to Don Otavio by Sybille Bedford
The list author says:
  "A glimpse into a vanished more sedate Mexico from an accomplished writer"
£9.29   Used & New from: £3.33
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Viva Mexico!: Traveller's Account of Life in Mexico
11.  Viva Mexico!: Traveller's Account of Life in Mexico by Charles Flandrau
The list author says:
  "An account of nineteenth century Mexico from a cynical and wry observer"
Used & New from: £2.44

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On Mexican Time: A New Life in San Miguel
12.  On Mexican Time: A New Life in San Miguel by Tony Cohan
The list author says:
  "A Year in Provence style account of the entertaining attempts of an American writer to build his house and a new life in the Mexican town of San Miguel"
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Mornings in Mexico
13.  Mornings in Mexico by D. H. Lawrence
The list author says:
  "Restrained, reflective, contemplative and well paced travel writing from the normally much more excitable Lawrence."
£7.95   Used & New from: £5.31
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

The Night Buffalo
14.  The Night Buffalo by Guillermo Arriaga
The list author says:
  "A nightmarish and angst filled ride through the paranoia of modern Mexico that reads like a Hitchcock thriller."
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3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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The Power and the Glory (Vintage Classics)
15.  The Power and the Glory (Vintage Classics) by Graham Greene
The list author says:
  "A hellish experience as Greene follows the plight of a persecuted Catholic priest"
£5.59   Used & New from: £1.06
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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