Translator(s) Camilo A. Ramirez Original Work El desierto y su semilla Publisher New Directions Books City New York, NY Publication Year 2018 Number of Pages 218 pp. Collection Serie universitaria ISBN 9780811225809 Summary/Reviews The Desert and Its Seed opens with a taxi ride to the hospital: Eligia's face is disintegrating from acid thrown by her ex-husband while they signed divorce papers. Mario, her son, tries to wipe the acid from Eligia's face, but his own fingers burn.With an afterword by Nora Avaro. Summary/Review Source WorldCat