A review by sshabein
Pillar of Salt: An Autobiography, with 19 Erotic Sonnets (Texas Pan American Literature in Translation) by Salvador Novo, Marguerite Feitlowitz, Carlos Monsiváis

challenging emotional funny informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

The introduction by Carlos Monsiváis is very dry, the memoir portion is interesting (but a little concerning in what types of relationships are considered no big deal, in some cases), and the sonnets are enjoyable (and occasionally amusing). Alas, my Spanish is not good enough to know if Marguerite Feitlowitz's translations of the sonnets are agreeable compared to their originals, but I appreciate that both languages are presented side by side.
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