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
By:
Pat McNees,
Pat McNees
Edited by:
Pat McNees
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: 29 September 1996
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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