Abstract
In 1997 Ángeles Mastretta was awarded the Premio Rómulo Gallegos for Mal de amores (1996), the contribution of this text to Hispanic letters paralleling that of Arráncame la vida (1985). Mal de amores is perhaps one of Mastretta’s most accomplished pieces of writing in terms of thematic treatment and stylistic technique. In contrast with the limited first person perspective of Arráncame la vida, the third person narrative of Mal de amores offers the reader a broader perspective and facilitates greater authorial manipulation of the plot. Catalina’s vulgar language and abrasive tone is replaced by a more measured and less insistent style. According to Trinidad Barrera, Mal de amores reproduces two literary genres:
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