Villoro, Juan

Horizontal Vertigo: A City Called Mexico

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ISBN 13:: 9780593687796
author:: Villoro, Juan
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Vintage
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 368
Dimensions:: 20.1 x 13 x 2.3 centimetres (0.3
Genre:: Travel, Mexico, History,
Condition:: New
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Horizontal Vertigo: A City Called Mexico Juan Villoro's deeply personal and wide-ranging exploration of Mexico City is a stunning meditation on the city's spirit of place. With the perspicacity of a keen observer, Villoro wanders through the city, describing people, places, and things, and drawing connections among them. He reveals the city's complex cultural, political, and social history, from indigenous antiquity to the present day. Villoro organizes his text around recurring topics, including "Living in the City," "City Characters," "Shocks," "Crossings," and "Ceremonies." This approach allows him to capture the city's genius loci, its unique character and essence. The result is a rich and intriguingly coherent book that is both a love letter to the city and a thoughtful exploration of its many facets. Through Villoro's writing, Mexico City comes alive, its multitudinous glory revealed in all its complexity and beauty. This is a book that will appeal to anyone interested in history, culture, and the human experience.

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