Searching for Sor Juana

A Canadian writer falls under Mexico's spell

Published October 27, 2004

By any measurement, the debut novel by Canadian writer Paul Anderson is one of the year's biggest publishing events. Hunger's Brides, billed as "A novel of the Baroque," was published in September by Random House of Canada. The book is a staggering achievement: 1,358 pages in length, divided into six sections, and boasting extensive annotation. It is also beautifully bound and designed to lay flat when opened,...

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