TY - BOOK AU - Olivas,Daniel A. TI - How to date a flying Mexican: new and collected stories SN - 9781647790363 PY - 2022///] CY - Reno, Las Vegas PB - University of Nevada Press KW - Mexican Americans KW - Fiction KW - Hispanic Americans KW - Short stories, Mexican KW - Short stories KW - lcgft N1 - How to date a flying Mexican -- After the revolution -- Elizondo returns home -- Good things happen at Tina's Café -- Don de la Cruz and the devil of Malibu -- Señor Sánchez -- Driving to Ventura -- Franz Kafka in Fresno -- The fabricator -- Eurt -- The fox -- Belén -- The horned toad -- Chock-chock -- The plumed serpent of Los Angeles -- La Queenie -- Devil talk -- Los otros coyotes -- The Chicano in you N2 - "The book is a collection of Daniel A. Olivas' distinct, Chicano short stories-sharing once again some of his best-loved, unforgettable and somewhat strange tales and also introduces readers to new stories. The characters and episodes in the book explore worlds of magic, fairy tales, fables and dystopian futures and confront questions of morality, justice, and self-determination while being deeply steeped in Chicano and Mexican culture"-- ER -