Iliana of the Pleasure Dreams (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Rudolfo Anaya
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Short story
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Religion, Dreams, Reality, New Mexico, Church or churches
- Locales: New Mexico
“Iliana of the Pleasure Dreams” is the last story in Tierra: Contemporary Short Fiction of New Mexico (1989), a book edited by Anaya that also contains stories by writers such as Tony Hillerman, Ed Chavez, and Patricia Clark Smith. The story illustrates Anaya's methods in his short works. In the preface, he tells about the tierra, the land, of New Mexico, which is “an ingredient which dictates the natural pace of the stories in this collection” and “nourishes our creativity.” The story of a beautiful, newly married young woman, Iliana, is set in a rural...
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