World Literature Today, March 1st, 2008
Ana Castillo. The Guardians. New York. Random House. 2007.211 pages. $24.95. ISBN 978-1-4000-6500-4
The Guardians is set along the border region between southern New Mexico, E1 Paso, and Ciudad Juarez. The four main characters are each essential to the narrative as their stories and lives intersect. However, it is the border terrain, with the Franklin Mountains as the backdrop, that in many respects serves as the omnipresent main protagonist. It is appropriate that the title, The Guardians, is in reference to them, because they are in constant vigilance over this border region, majestic and...
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