Ana Castillo and Dolores Prida - Carmen LA Coja / Peel My Love Like an Onion

Published to coincide with the Anchor Books edition of Peel My Love Like an Onion, this Spanish translation is a major addition to the Vintage Espanol list.Equal parts soap opera, tragicomedy, and rhapsody, Carmen la coja is Ana Castillo s imaginative variation on the themes of Bizet s Carmen, set in the Latin community of Chicago and the seductive world of flamenco. Carmen La Coja Santos is a renowned local dancer who has long maintained an affair with the great Agustin, the married director of her troupe. An angry rivalry is sparked when she begins a passionate new liaison with Agustin s grandson, the gifted Manolo; her childhood polio returns; and her already aggravating relationship with her mother takes a difficult turn. But in the end, Cannen, unlike her namesake, finds her way back to happiness.