About the Author

EDUARDO GONZALEZ teaches literature and cinema at The Johns Hopkins University. He is author of three other books, including The Monstered Self: Narratives of Death and Performance in Latin American Fiction.

Reviews

"A major work of scholarship and reflection by a uniquely talented critic in his prime. Employing an eclectic approach that blends myth criticism and psychoanalysis, Gonzalez, at his best, is nothing short of dazzling." - Gustavo Perez Firmat, Columbia University"