La Semana de Colores

Name: La Semana de Colores
Author: Elena Garro

by Elena Garro

Week-long transformation as woman experiences shifting identities

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Elena Garro

Mexican novelist and playwright considered a precursor of magical realism, particularly in her novel Recollections of Things to Come. She was long overshadowed by her husband Octavio Paz but is now recognized as a major figure.

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