Legends that sleep kick Bogotá at night

Author

• Diana Burgos

Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2014

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Bucak, Ayse Papatya

Abstract

Legends That Sleep Kick Bogotá at Night is a short story collection that parodies the gender, moral, and social constructs of Colombian mythology and folklore. Set in contemporary times, the stories depict slews of grotesque transformations and rituals happening during plane flights, sibling tomfoolery, neck kisses, social network log-ins, trips to the family graveyard, conversations with escorts, and waves of town gossip. The folktale monsters aim to enlist the reader as their accomplice in their quest to fight against the forces that seek to permanently subdue and marginalize them.

Extent

129 p.

Comments

Includes bibliography.|Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2014.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.

Recommended Citation

Burgos, Diana, "Legends that sleep kick Bogotá at night" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 1040.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/1040

Identifier

FA00004270

Format

pdf