One of the group of talented poets and playwrights known as los Contemporáneos, Salvador Novo (1904-1974) received the prestigious Premio Nacional de Literatura in 1969. The late Michael Alderson was an independent scholar and free-lance translator.

Five short plays and other writings by the late poet, playwright, and essayist Novo take a wise, farcical, and irreverent view of Aztec culture, along with jabs at contemporary Mexican politics. (Library Journal)

• Introduction: About the AuthorNotes to IntroductionTranslator’s Note“A Few Aspects of Sex among the Nahuas”In Pipiltzintzin (The Children) orThe War of the Fatties: Comedy in Two Acts“AhuÍtzotl and the Magic Water”(Chapter from the unpublished Historia de CoyoacÁn)CuauhtÉmoc: Play in One ActCuauhtÉmoc and Eulalia: A DialogueMalinche and Carlota: A DialogueIn TicitÉzcatl or The Enchanted Mirror: Opera in Two ActsAppendix A: “Mexicans Like ’em Fat”Appendix B: Lineage Chart of the Kings of Tenochtitlan and Neighboring CitiesAppendix C: Map of AnÁhuac and Central MexicoGlossaryBibliographyFor an Excellent Quick IntroductionTexts and Authors Mentioned by NovoOther Works of InterestWorks by NovoCritical Studies and Books about NovoBibliographies of Novo’s Work

One of the group of talented poets and playwrights known as los Contemporáneos, Salvador Novo (1904-1974) received the prestigious Premio Nacional de Literatura in 1969. The late Michael Alderson was an independent scholar and free-lance translator.

Five short plays and other writings by the late poet, playwright, and essayist Novo take a wise, farcical, and irreverent view of Aztec culture, along with jabs at contemporary Mexican politics. (Library Journal)

• Introduction: About the AuthorNotes to IntroductionTranslator’s Note“A Few Aspects of Sex among the Nahuas”In Pipiltzintzin (The Children) orThe War of the Fatties: Comedy in Two Acts“AhuÍtzotl and the Magic Water”(Chapter from the unpublished Historia de CoyoacÁn)CuauhtÉmoc: Play in One ActCuauhtÉmoc and Eulalia: A DialogueMalinche and Carlota: A DialogueIn TicitÉzcatl or The Enchanted Mirror: Opera in Two ActsAppendix A: “Mexicans Like ’em Fat”Appendix B: Lineage Chart of the Kings of Tenochtitlan and Neighboring CitiesAppendix C: Map of AnÁhuac and Central MexicoGlossaryBibliographyFor an Excellent Quick IntroductionTexts and Authors Mentioned by NovoOther Works of InterestWorks by NovoCritical Studies and Books about NovoBibliographies of Novo’s Work

One of the group of talented poets and playwrights known as los Contemporáneos, Salvador Novo (1904-1974) received the prestigious Premio Nacional de Literatura in 1969. The late Michael Alderson was an independent scholar and free-lance translator.

Five short plays and other writings by the late poet, playwright, and essayist Novo take a wise, farcical, and irreverent view of Aztec culture, along with jabs at contemporary Mexican politics. (Library Journal)

• Introduction: About the AuthorNotes to IntroductionTranslator’s Note“A Few Aspects of Sex among the Nahuas”In Pipiltzintzin (The Children) orThe War of the Fatties: Comedy in Two Acts“AhuÍtzotl and the Magic Water”(Chapter from the unpublished Historia de CoyoacÁn)CuauhtÉmoc: Play in One ActCuauhtÉmoc and Eulalia: A DialogueMalinche and Carlota: A DialogueIn TicitÉzcatl or The Enchanted Mirror: Opera in Two ActsAppendix A: “Mexicans Like ’em Fat”Appendix B: Lineage Chart of the Kings of Tenochtitlan and Neighboring CitiesAppendix C: Map of AnÁhuac and Central MexicoGlossaryBibliographyFor an Excellent Quick IntroductionTexts and Authors Mentioned by NovoOther Works of InterestWorks by NovoCritical Studies and Books about NovoBibliographies of Novo’s Work