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Mexico City Noir (Akashic Noir) by Paco Ignacio Taibo II is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Mexico City Noir (Akashic Noir) about?

From Publishers Weekly Taibo's introduction, evocatively titled Snow White vs. Dr. Frankenstein, is more compelling than any of the 12 stories in this slim anthology in Akashic's celebrated noir series. The real-life examples of corruption Taibo cites, including a drug kingpin serving as head of an anti-narcotics police force, are almost beyond belief, but few of the contributors, including Taibo himself, do justice to Mexico City's rampant violence and cynicism. Eduardo Antonio Parra's I'm Nobody convincingly presents the perspective of a street person, who may or may not know the truth behind a murder. Óscar de la Borbolla's Outside the Door, which depicts how well-meaning neighbors become paralyzed despite suspecting that a rape or murder has been committed in a nearby apartment, comes closest to enabling the reader to understand the insidious effects on the soul of living in a society where those charged with keeping the public safe can't be trusted. (Feb.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist The latest entry in Akashic’s Noir series is centered on one of the largest and most violent cities in the world,

Who reads Mexico City Noir (Akashic Noir)?

Author

Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Publisher

Akashic Books : Made available through hoopla

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781936070749

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Anthology

Rating

3.35 / 5 (98 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13