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Contemporary Latin American Short Stories

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English
Fawcett
29 September 1996
Striking in its imagery, its history, and its breathtaking scope, Latin American fiction has finally come into its own throughout the world. Collected in this brilliant volume are thirty-five of the finest writers of this century, including-

Jorge Luis Borges

Carlos Fuentes

Julio Cortazar

Miguel Angel Asturias

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Jorge Amado

Octavio Paz

Juan Bosch

Jose Donoso

Horacio Quiroga

Mario Vargas Llosa

Abelardo Castillo

Guillermo Cabrera Infante

And many more
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Edited by:  
Imprint:   Fawcett
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 208mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   359g
ISBN:   9780449912263
ISBN 10:   0449912264
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction 1996 Introduction 1974 Joaquim María Machado de Assis, Midnight Mass Rubén Darío, The Case for Señorita Amelia Leopoldo Lugones, Yzur Horacio Quiroga, How the Flamingoes Got Their Stockings Rómulo Gallegos, Peace on High Miguel Ángel Asturias, Legend of “El Cadejo” Jorge Icaza, Big Precipice Juan Bosch, Two Dollars Worth of Water Jorge Amado, Sweat Roberto Arlt, Small-Time Property Owners Jorge Luis Borges, Death and the Compass Alejo Carpentier, Journey Back to the Source Octavio Paz, The Blue Bouquet Julio Cortázar, Letter to a Young Lady in Paris João Guimarães Rosa, The Third Bank of the River Juan José Arreola, I’m Telling You the Truth Augusto Roa Bastos, The Vacant Lot Hernando Téllez, Just Lather, That’s All Adolfo Bioy Casares, A Letter About Emilia María Luisa Bombal, The Tree Juan Rulfo, Talpa Carlos Fuentes, The Doll Queen Gabríel Garcia Márquez, Balthazar’s Marvelous Afternoon José Donoso, Paseo Clarice Lispector, The Imitation of the Rose René Marqués, Island in Manhattan Juan Carlos Onetti, Welcome, Bob Mario Benedetti, Gloria’s Saturday Pedro Juan Soto, The Innocents Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Nest, Door, Neighbors Norberto Fuentes, Honor Cleaned Mario Varga Llosa, Sunday Manuel Puig, A Meeting Abelardo Castillo, Ernesto’s Mother José Agustín, Mourning

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