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The Great Theft: 10th Anniversary edition

Carmen Boullosa, Samantha Schnee, Merve Emre

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Deep Vellum Publishing
12 March 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction; Fiction: special features

A contemporary classic from award-winning author Carmen Boullosa, in the tradition of Juan Rulfo, Jorge Luis Borges and Cesar Aira, now available in a special Tenth Anniversary Edition.

Loosely based on the little-known 1859 Mexican invasion of the United States, Texas: The Great Theft is a richly imagined evocation of the volatile Tex-Mex borderland. Boullosa views border history through a new lens decentering US narratives, and her sympathetic portrayal of each of her wildly diverse characters-Mexican ranchers and Texas Rangers, Comanches and cowboys, German socialists and runaway slaves, Southern belles and dancehall girls-makes her storytelling tremendously powerful and absorbing.

Featuring a new introduction by Merve Emre, the Tenth Anniversary Edition of Texas sheds important historical light on current battles over the MexicanAmerican frontier while telling a gripping story with Boullosa's singular prose and formal innovation.

By: Carmen Boullosa
Introduction by: Merve Emre
Translated by: Samantha Schnee
Imprint: Deep Vellum Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 133mm,
ISBN: 9781646053537
ISBN 10: 1646053532
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 12 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carmen Boullosa is one of Mexico's leading novelists, poets, and playwrights. She has published over a dozen novels, several of which have been published by Deep Vellum in English translation. Boullosa has received numerous prizes and honors, including a Guggenheim fellowship. Also a poet, playwright, essayist, and cultural critic, Boullosa is a Distinguished Lecturer at City College of New York, and her books have been translated into Italian, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Chinese, and Russian. Other novels translated into English include Before (tr. Peter Bush, Deep Vellum, 2016), Heavens On Earth (tr. Shelby Vincent, Deep Vellum, 2017), The Book of Anna (tr. Samantha Schnee, Coffee House Press, 2020) and The Book of Eve (tr. Samantha Schnee, Deep Vellum, 2023). Samantha Schnee is the founding editor of Words Without Borders. Her translation of Boullosa's Texas: The Great Theft was shortlisted for the PEN America Translation Prize. She lives in Houston, Texas.

Reviews for Texas: The Great Theft: 10th Anniversary edition

“A rollicking, righteous epic.”—Bookforum ""A thrilling tale of adventurous outlaws full of bizarre historical characters and plenty of fast-paced action. This 10th anniversary edition is more relevant than ever."" —CrimeReads