'Cerda's Se鄚ora Rodr毃guez and other worlds is a playful, parodic, and often sarcastic tale of a woman, her magical purse, and the other worlds that may or may not be closely linked to the
protagonist. Novel or collection of short stories? Both English-and Spanish-language critics are uncertain. The translator gives no hints either'--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v.
58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/When Senora Rodriguez receives a purse as a birthday gift, she attempts to forge an identity based on its contents which include a full-length mirror, the gun of
Pancho Villa, and a map pointing to the Fountain of Youth
