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How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories (New Oeste) Paperback – February 22, 2022

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"In this multi-genre short story collection, Olivas explores magical realism, fairy tales, fables, and dystopian futures, all of which stem from Chicano and Mexican culture. While the exterior plots might be evocative and strange, its inner messages explore identity, grief, politics, and much more."
—Farrah Penn, BuzzFeed 

"How to Date a Flying Mexican is a beautifully realized work that comes out of the depths of the Mexican and Mexican American cultural experience."
—Michael Nava, Los Angeles Review of Books

"Olivas intertwines Chicana/o and Mexican culture and history such as gods, curanderismo, education, immigration, and many other important factors into each story. The flawless incorporation of these two identities mixed with the peculiar characters in magical plots makes for memorable and quirky tales.... It was an honor to step into his strange, little world."
—Melissa Gonzalez, Latinx in Publishing

"Prepare to be enchanted—there’s magic within."
—Stanford Magazine

"A skilled, creative, entertaining and thought-provoking writer who has impressively mastered the short story format, Daniel A. Olivas' new anthology, How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories, will prove to be a welcome addition to community, college, and university library Hispanic-American Literature collections."
—Midwest Book Review

"Daniel Olivas’ stories are going to stick with us for quite awhile. Empathetic, touching, intelligent, fierce, and poetic." 
—Writer's Bone

"Prompted by tragedy—the death of his father and the pandemic—Olivas revisits decades of writing to produce this collection of new and previously published stories. Olivas’s work is surreal, dystopian, critical, and introspective, ultimately moving into contemporary political rhetoric."
—Alta Journal

"Throughout all of his stories, there are strong Chicano characters, who embody tales that range from the laugh-out-loud funny to the heartbreaking. A timely retrospective from an important voice in Latinx literature."
—Wendy J. Fox, BuzzFeed 

"His new collection of short fiction . . . is at turns comic and tragic, and perhaps most poignant when it is both. Employing a range of genres and modes including dystopian science fiction, magical realism, and parable, Olivas uses a whimsical hand to tug at deeper truths about identity and society."
—David Nilsen, On the Seawall

“Daniel Olivas loves to tell stories and his writing reflects that joy. Every story is told with a wink and a smile, encouraging you to follow along for the ride. His humor not only brings levity to matters of life, death, and human treachery, but it is also a stylistic choice that Olivas has mastered. These stories aren’t so much about the interiority of its characters, but about the mythical, magical mundanity of our lives—Olivas’s style perfectly expresses this contradiction.”  
—Maceo Montoya, associate professor of Chicano/a Studies, University of California, Davis, and author of Preparatory Notes for Future Masterpieces

About the Author

Daniel A. Olivas, the grandson of Mexican immigrants, was born and raised near downtown Los Angeles. He is an award-winning author of fiction, nonfiction, plays, and poetry. Widely anthologized, Olivas has written on culture and literature for The New York Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, BOMB, Jewish Journal, High Country News, and The Guardian. He writes regularly for La Bloga, a site dedicated to Latinx literature and the arts. By day, Olivas is an attorney and makes his home in Southern California.

 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Nevada Press; First Edition (February 22, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1647790360
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1647790363
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 15 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
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Daniel A. Olivas (www.danielolivas.com) is the author of 12 books and editor of two anthologies. His books include "How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories" (University of Nevada Press, 2022), "The King of Lighting Fixtures: Stories" (University of Arizona Press, 2017), "Crossing the Border: Collected Poems" (Pact Press, 2017), and "Things We Do Not Talk About: Exploring Latino/a Literature Through Essays and Interviews" (San Diego State University Press, 2014). Olivas is also the editor of the landmark "Latinos in Lotusland: An Anthology of Contemporary Southern California Literature" (Bilingual Press, 2008), which brings together 60 years of Los Angeles fiction by Latino writers.

Olivas's forthcoming books are "My Chicano Heart: New and Collected Stories of Love and Other Transgressions" (University of Nevada Press, February 2024), and "Chicano Frankenstein: A Novel" (Forest Avenue Press, fall 2024).

Olivas has written for many publications including The New York Times, Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, El Paso Times, California Lawyer, and Jewish Journal. He is also a playwright with work produced for the stage and in readings by Playwrights' Arena, Circle X Theatre Company, and The Road Theatre Company.

His writing is featured in many anthologies including "Sudden Fiction Latino" (W. W. Norton, 2010), "Hint Fiction" (W. W. Norton, 2010), and "Love to Mama: A Tribute to Mothers" (Lee & Low Books, 2001). He shares blogging duties on La Bloga (http://labloga.blogspot.com) which is dedicated to Chicano/a and Latino/a literature.

Olivas received his degree in English literature from Stanford University, and law degree from UCLA. By day, he is an attorney and makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife. They have an adult son who also lives in Los Angeles. Twitter: @olivasdan.

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