{"product_id":"the-magic-lantern-having-a-ball-and-christmas-eve-library-of-latin-america-0195115031","title":"The Magic Lantern: Having a Ball and Christmas Eve (Library of Latin America)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0195115031\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jose Tomas de Cuellar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosé Tomas de Cuéllar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humor and gift for caricature. Having a Ball and Christmas Eve are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-nineteenth century by the periodical press in which these sketches of contemporary manners were first published. The stories are a sensitive reflection of the effects of modernization brought by an authoritarian regime dedicated to order and progress.Having a Ball depicts women and their dedication to fashion. It is through them that Cuellar examines a society susceptible to foreign values, the importation of which radically altered the face of Mexico and its traditional customs. Christmas Eve describes a volatile middle class in which people pursue pleasure and entertainment without regard to morality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51666953503008,"sku":"NEW0195115031","price":10.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81VXWAe3lvL.jpg?v=1778953791","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-magic-lantern-having-a-ball-and-christmas-eve-library-of-latin-america-0195115031","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}