THE MOON WILL FOREVER BE A DISTANT LOVE

by Luis Humberto Crosthwaite ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 1, 1997

An experimental fiction of a far lower order, this farcical concoction riffs with Vonnegutian whimsicality on its single (not very animated) animating idea: that the aftermath of the Spanish conquest of Mexico takes place in a time warp, revealing ""scenes from the distant 20th century."" Mexican novelist Crosthwaite throws coy compound words, illustrations, skewed typography, and various other non-narrative interpolations at us while never really managing to treat his ostensible subject: conquistador Vasco Balboa's inability to choose between the joy of conquest and the pleasures offered by his luscious young bride, Florinda. One hopes this was more fun to translate than it is to read. Labored and humorless.

Pub Date: Nov. 1, 1997

ISBN: 0938317318

Page Count: 175

Publisher: Cinco Puntos

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 15, 1997

Categories: FICTION