ImpresionesdeunSurumatoenNuevoM矇xicobyManuelSari簽anarepresentsaremarkableliteraryrecovery.Forthefirsttime,thenovellaispresentedinitsoriginalSpanishandinEnglish,painstakinglytranslatedandannotatedbyPhillipB.Gonzales.ManuelSari簽anacametotheNewMexicoterritoryfromMexicotoworkasaSpanish-languagejournalist.Whilecoveringpolitics,hewroteandpublishedImpresionesdeunSurumatoenNuevoM矇xicoasapicaresquework,acommongenreinMexicothatusessatiretonarrateadramabasedonconcretesocialissuesintheauthor’simmediatevicinity.Inhispreface,Sari簽anamakeshisintentclear:toaddresstheunseemlymannerinwhichNewMexico’sDemocraticPartyattemptstogainleverageinelections.But,inacaricatureoftwoimmigrantpeons,hesurreptitiouslytakestotaskhownuevomexicanoslookdownonpeoplefromMexico.Gonzalesprovidesacriticalintroduction,aninterpretationofSari簽ana’spiece,andahistoricalframeworktocontextualizetheauthor’sexperiencesandtheeventsalludedtointhenovella.Theresultbringsthisimportantworkoffictionanditssociopoliticalbackgroundtoanewgenerationofreaders.
