by Ángeles Mastretta · Booket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432216381
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«Mujeres de ojos grandes» is the short story collection by Ángeles Mastretta, published by Booket in 2003 in paperback (187 pages, in Spanish).
Stories featuring women raised for marriage and domestic chores, whose simple lives hide personalities that often overshadow men. With humor and agility, Mastretta shows women marked by widowhood, disillusionment, or waiting for love, and a feminine wisdom that emerges from everyday life.
For readers of short fiction and Latin American literature, interested in female characters and humor as a portrait of daily life.
Ángeles Mastretta is a Mexican author, journalist, actress, and film producer. She is known for creating inspirational female characters and fictional pieces that reflect the social and political realities of Mexico in her life. She is a recipient of the Rómulo Gallegos Prize and the Mazatlán Prize for Literature for Best Book of the Year. Her book, Arráncame la vida was adapted into a movie, which won an Ariel Award in Mexico.
