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San Antonio Public Library hosts reading, discussion of The Donkey Lady: A Graphic Parable

San Antonio Public Library hosts a reading and discussion event featuring Carmen Tafolla's graphic novel 'The Donkey Lady: A Graphic Parable,' which explores local folklore and the tragic legend of La Callada.

By Sanford Nowlin·47 min ago

The Donkey Lady: A Graphic Parable by Carmen Tafolla is Aztlan Libre Press' 17th book.

Credit: Courtesy Photo / Aztlan Libre Press San Antonio's local folklore runs deep and dark: the Ghost Tracks, the Dancing Devil of El Camaroncito and the fearsome goat sucker El Chupacabra.

Few stories, however, grip the collective imagination more profoundly than the tragic tale of the Donkey Lady, La Callada.

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