Download or read book They're Cows, We're Pigs written by Carmen Boullosa and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magic-realism novel on the age-old conflict between security and adventure. Set in the 17th century, the hero is a boy who rises to be a medical officer for a pirate fleet in the Caribbean. Through his eyes is described the conflict between the freely roaming and raiding "pigs" and the law-abiding and tradition-bound "cows." By a Mexican writer.