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Praise for Tony CohanMexican Days“Tony Cohan’s singular novelist’s heart and eye, and the master-craftsmanship of his prose, set him far apart from anyone else today writing about ‘travel.’ Tony Cohan goes through the looking glass beyond ordinary journeying and discovers not just a place, a culture, a history, but the interstices of mood, longing, the beauty and tragedy of the people he finds in that place. He is our pre-eminent explorer of Mexico, and anywhere else he may voyage to.”—Peter Nichols, author of A Voyage for MadmenOn Mexican Time“Terribly seductive—an enticing and intoxicating vision of Mexico.”—Denver Post“Cohan describes life in Mexico as ‘intimate, voluptuous, sense driven,’ a phrase that also describes On Mexican Time.”—Boston Sunday Globe“On Mexican Time is more than a travelogue, more than a vicarious journey for the reader. It is a gentle reminder to examine our lives and weed out the unnecessary, the chaotic, and the frivolous.”—Tennessean

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About the Author

TONY COHAN is the author of On Mexican Time, the memoir Native State (a Los Angeles Times Notable Book of the Year), and the novels Opium and Canary (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year). His articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and Condé Nast Traveler. He divides his time between Mexico and California.

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Product details

Paperback: 288 pages

Publisher: Broadway Books; Reprint edition (April 24, 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0767920910

ISBN-13: 978-0767920919

Product Dimensions:

5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches

Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

3.9 out of 5 stars

34 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#795,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Mexican Days is author Tony Cohan’s sequel to his adventurous foray into living in Mexico, in San Miguel de Allende. While this latest intriguing account engages and transports the reader to a new world on its own, the experience is more meaningful after first seeing the author’s life as it unfolds in On Mexican Time. This second volume documents how much can happen in a six-year span and it’s a fascinating look at the transformation of a long popular destination, San Miguel, into something far more. Cohan reflects on how his former refuge had become something of a sensation with a surge in gentrifying real estate developments, upscale shops, and in departing mainstays of the town.Mexican Days opens with the author’s return to San Miguel, but then ventures afield throughout the “heart” of the country. But something more enters as a subtext. Cohan is more reflective about changes in his life, especially the distancing that has developed with his artist and collaborator wife, Masako Takahashi. He also recognized restlessness in himself, a desire to be “in motion.” An assignment to write about what’s new and exciting in Mexico (and what might appeal to Americans scared of travel further afield after the horrendous shock of 9/11).Cohan ventures into the more mysterious Sierra Gorda and the “scrambled, unpretty town” of Xilitla. He returns to a hard-edge Mexico City followed by stops in Oaxaca City and Chiapas, and especially to Xalapa. During his travels he muses about his wanderlust, his “purposeful travel.” The reader is privileged to witness this personal quest. I await the next account of Cohan’s travels.Michael Helquist, author, MARIE EQUI: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions

We were introduced to Tony Cohan more than a year ago as we were planning our first visit to San Miguel de Allende, MX. I finished this book more than a month ago and will be leaving for our second trip to San Miguel in 3 weeks. This is not your usual travelogue but a peek at the unexpected in many regions of Mexico. I loved it.

Don't not buy this book as a travel guide. This is a book about the "state of mind" of Mexico and those drawn to it as much as it describes unique places in the country. The majority of American's knowledge and stereotyping of Mexico are nowhere near the charm, culture and people of Mexico when you meet them in their environment.I first read Tony Cohan's "A New Life in San Miguel" where he moved in the mid 80s when living in Mexico in the devalued peso era was not very popular. Cohan described the charm of San Miguel to perfection. This book revisits San Miguel during the filming of a movie with Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas and relevant disruption this causes to his formerly quiet little town. In addition, his town is now overrun with American touristas, who he quietly dislikes and he also blames for runaway housing prices which helps to destroy his quiet little town's character.An invitation to write an article of unique places to visit in Mexico leads to this book which is not a tourist guide but rather a description of these unique little towns and the effect on the soul of this expatriate American. To further this introspective traveling review, Cohan now goes through the year with minimal time seeing his wife Mosaka, an accomplished author and photographer in her own right who prepares books on Mexican Tile and Mexican color in design and architecture. Thus begins a yearly journey into the soul of Mexico and Tony Cohan.Cohan visits many towns like Guanajuato, Xilitla, Jalpan, Oaxaca City, Xalapa, Tlacotalpan, Palenque, and Merida. All have their unique charm and geography. Many of these towns he compares to San Miguel twenty years ago before the arrival of the tourists. Some of my favorite stories are of the mountain villages with constant drizzle or chipichipi on the East Coast near the Caribbean Ocean and also the "son jarocho" music festival where Cohan studies the whole history of the music dating back to the early 1900s. But my two favorite stories are of Katanchel in the Yucatan jungle and Palenque. Katanchel is described as an enchanting place which a subsequent tragedy brings into perspective. Palenque is the site of a documentary filming of a famous Mayan ruin. Cohan weaves a great story of lovers, honeymooners, hippies and other members of society who check out into the jungle on their own quest.This is an excellent internal perspective that Cohan shares with his readers. I strongly recommend that you read "A New Life in San Miguel" first and then the continuation of the journey in this book. There are many parts of this book to discuss but would be giving up the story. In many respects Cohan seems to be enjoying his life but struggling through his personal relationships and his love of Mexico which he doesn't want to see change.

Tony Cohan has written better books. I enjoyed (On Mexican Time - A New Life in San Miguel) because I spent a more than a dozen years there on and off since 1975, and knew most if not all the characters he mentioned. But this book just wasn't as sound, as accurate for want of a better word, than On Mexican Time. Parts of it were okay, but as much as you like Tlacotalpan (a beautiful little town south of the port of Veracruz) it is NOT on the Caribbean! I lived in Veracruz for 10 years and am pretty familiar with the state. It was obvious to me Mr. Cohan is much more familiar with Guanajuato.

I liked certain parts of the book more than others.. Based on where he was traveling the excitement and readability was vastly different from one town to another. Very good at making you feel like you are there with him.

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