THE ASTONISHING STORY OF THE SAINT OF CABORA

by Brianda Domecq ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 1998

A Mexican writer's replete fictionalization of the life of (the historical) Teresa Urrea, a servant girl who, in the early years of this century, convinced the wealthy rancher who had fathered her to adopt her, experienced a lingering (epileptic?) ""trance,"" became a beloved healer who inspired the Mexican poor to rise up against their oppressors, and was consequently exiled to the US by dictator Porfirio D'az. Domecq (Eleven Days, 1979, not reviewed) skillfully juxtaposes Teresa's story with that of the woman scholar whose obsession with her subject's life surprisingly alters her own--in a rich fiction that far transcends its inherently doctrinaire materials, and becomes an exemplary historical novel.

Pub Date: May 1, 1998

ISBN: 0927534789

Page Count: 362

Publisher: Bilingual Press

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1998

Categories: FICTION