The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories
by Fuentes, Carlos; Ortega, JulioEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-12-05
Publisher(s): Vintage
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Summary
InThe Vintage Book of Latin American Stories, Julio Ortega and Carlos Fuentes present the most compelling short fiction from Mexico to Chile. Surreal, poetic, naturalistic, urbane, peasant-born: All styles intersect and play, often within a single piece. There is "The Handsomest Drown Man in the World," the Garcia Marquez fable of a village overcome by the power of human beauty; "The Aleph," Borges' classic tale of a man who discovers, in a colleague's cellar, the Universe. Here is the haunting shades of Juan Rulfo, the astonishing anxiety puzzles of Julio Cortazar, the disquieted domesticity of Clarice Lispector. Provocative, powerful, immensely engaging,The Vintage Book of Latin American Storiesshowcases the ingenuity, diversity, and continuing excellence of a vast and vivid literary tradition.
Author Biography
Carlos Fuentes is the author of more than a dozen novels. He lives in Mexico and London. Julio Ortega is a professor of Hispanic Studies at Brown University.
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| Copyright Acknowledgements | 377 |
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