Americas

Kenrick E.A. Mose is an associate professor of Spanish studies at the
University of

Guelph.

This volume of short stories is notable for its evocation of setting, be
it a Spanish-speaking area of Latin America, a francophone environment
suggestive of Haiti, or an Indian homeland in the wilds. The author’s
fondness for delving into the lore of indigenous customs and beliefs
adds a dimension of magic and myth to his work. This exotic quality is
reinforced by Mullen’s characters, who tend to be outsiders or
eccentrics. A few of the stories suffer from an overly fragmented
structure; the best of them successfully combine atmosphere with
thematic and structural coherence.