Red ants, paperback/josé pergentino

A literary triumph by one of Mexicos most promising young authors, Red Ants is the first ever literary translation into English from the Sierra Zapotec.

This vibrant collection of short stories by Pergentino Jos updates magical realism for the 21st century.

Red Ants paints a candid picture of indigenous Mexican life -- an essential counterpoint to cultural products of the colonial gaze.

Jos s fantastical stories tackle themes of family, love, and independence in his signature style: unapologetically personal, coolly emotional, and always surprising.

About author(s): Pergentino Jose was born in 1981 in a Zapotec village in the Pacific highlands of Oaxaca.

He has published poetry and prose in both Zapotec and Spanish and is a member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte, the Mexican governments prestigious fellowship program for artists and writers.

Red Ants is his first book in English, and the first literary translation into English from the Sierra Zapotec.