{"product_id":"the-magic-lantern-having-a-ball-and-christmas-eve-9780195115031","title":"The Magic Lantern: Having a Ball and Christmas Eve","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosé Tomas de Cuéllar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humor and gift for caricature. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHaving a Ball\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChristmas Eve\u003c\/em\u003e are two novellas written in the \u003cem\u003eCostumbrista\u003c\/em\u003e style, made popular in the mid-nineteenth century by the periodical press in which these sketches of contemporary manners were first published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stories are a sensitive reflection of the effects of modernization brought by an authoritarian regime dedicated to order and progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristmas Eve\u003c\/em\u003e describes a volatile middle class in which people pursue pleasure and entertainment without regard to morality. \u003cem\u003eHaving a Ball\u003c\/em\u003e depicts women and their dedication to fashion. It is through them that Cuellar examines a society susceptible to foreign values, the importation of which radically altered the face of Mexico and its traditional customs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jose Tomas De Cuellar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.51w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195115031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2000 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2000 pg. 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Carson\u003c\/strong\u003e has translated the work of several Spanish writers and won the 1994 Endowment Fund award from the American Literary Translators Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargo Glantz\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor of Literature at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and is the former Director of The Fine Arts Institute of\u003cbr\u003eMexico. She is a well-known literary critic, the award-winning author of several novels, and the first woman to be inducted into the Mexican Academy of Letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39929243336819,"sku":"0195115031","price":73.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8290a659-8674-420c-95a5-63313c512be4.jpg?v=1647612653","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-magic-lantern-having-a-ball-and-christmas-eve-9780195115031","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}