Islas a la deriva
work by Pacheco
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Islas a la deriva (1976), translated as "Islands Adrift," is a collection of poems by Mexican writer José Emilio Pacheco. In this work, Pacheco reinterpreted history and mythology. Pacheco was a prolific Mexican critic, novelist, short-story writer, translator, and poet, known for addressing issues like pollution and poverty in his early work, and later adopting a more direct approach to history. He received the Cervantes Prize in 2009.1
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