Speaking like an immigrant A collection Author:Mariana Romo-Carmona Speaking like an Immigrant is a collection that celebrates Romo-Carmona's ability to tell a story, with well-crafted tales that are sometimes surreal, ironic, often poetic and fanciful, and always entertaining. From her novel, Living at Night, she has returned to bring us characters that spark the imagination-- Latin American ... more »magic realism or Latina politics__ it's post modern literature with a bite. Here is the story of a Catholic girl's school romance; the disturbing spider persona of an old woman; a witch who sails a pirate ship; an urban lesbian with a mission; a twenty-second century healer-- all speaking through the author's whimsical and daring pen.« less