Reviews
"Four years in the making, Valerie Miles, co-founder of Granta, curates an impressive twenty-eight author strong anthology of Spanish Language fiction featuring pieces from literary heavyweights like Javier Marias, Antonio Munoz Molina, Enrique Vila-Matas, and Mario Vargas Llosa alongside some lesser known (but equally as important) names. . . . Beautifully packaged and well laid out, this collection is a definite must-have for lovers of contemporary Spanish language fiction."-- Typographical Era, "Four years in the making, Valerie Miles, co-founder of Granta, curates an impressive twenty-eight author strong anthology of Spanish Language fiction featuring pieces from literary heavyweights like Javier Marias, Antonio Munoz Molina, Enrique Vila-Matas, and Mario Vargas Llosa alongside some lesser known (but equally as important) names. . . . Beautifully packaged and well laid out, this collection is a definite must-have for lovers of contemporary Spanish language fiction."-- Typographical Era "That the Spanish language gave voice to the likes of Cervantes, Borges, Garca Mrquez, and so many other greats of literary fiction is a fact not unlike poetry's affinity for Russian. Lingua Espaa is to daring tales of adventure and magical realism what sex is to erotica. This outrageously valuable project asked twenty-eight Spanish-language heavyweights of the last half of the twentieth century to choose a favorite piece of their own work, accompanied by some personal words of commentary and reflection."--Valerie Miles, Foreward Reviews ". . . [T]his was a fascinating overview of contemporary Spanish language fiction and a good introduction to many new authors. There is something here for readers of almost every literary taste . . ." -- The Mantle, "Four years in the making, Valerie Miles, co-founder of Granta, curates an impressive twenty-eight author strong anthology of Spanish Language fiction featuring pieces from literary heavyweights like Javier Marias, Antonio Munoz Molina, Enrique Vila-Matas, and Mario Vargas Llosa alongside some lesser known (but equally as important) names. . . . Beautifully packaged and well laid out, this collection is a definite must-have for lovers of contemporary Spanish language fiction."-- Typographical Era "That the Spanish language gave voice to the likes of Cervantes, Borges, Garca Mrquez, and so many other greats of literary fiction is a fact not unlike poetry's affinity for Russian. Lingua Espaa is to daring tales of adventure and magical realism what sex is to erotica. This outrageously valuable project asked twenty-eight Spanish-language heavyweights of the last half of the twentieth century to choose a favorite piece of their own work, accompanied by some personal words of commentary and reflection."--Valerie Miles, Foreward Reviews ". . . [T]his was a fascinating overview of contemporary Spanish language fiction and a good introduction to many new authors. There is something here for readers of almost every literary taste . . ."-- The Mantle, "Four years in the making, Valerie Miles, co-founder of Granta, curates an impressive twenty-eight author strong anthology of Spanish Language fiction featuring pieces from literary heavyweights like Javier Marias, Antonio Munoz Molina, Enrique Vila-Matas, and Mario Vargas Llosa alongside some lesser known (but equally as important) names. . . . Beautifully packaged and well laid out, this collection is a definite must-have for lovers of contemporary Spanish language fiction."-- Typographical Era "That the Spanish language gave voice to the likes of Cervantes, Borges, García Márquez, and so many other greats of literary fiction is a fact not unlike poetry's affinity for Russian. Lingua España is to daring tales of adventure and magical realism what sex is to erotica. This outrageously valuable project asked twenty-eight Spanish-language heavyweights of the last half of the twentieth century to choose a favorite piece of their own work, accompanied by some personal words of commentary and reflection."--Valerie Miles, Foreward Reviews ". . . [T]his was a fascinating overview of contemporary Spanish language fiction and a good introduction to many new authors. There is something here for readers of almost every literary taste . . ." -- The Mantle, "Four years in the making, Valerie Miles, co-founder of Granta, curates an impressive twenty-eight author strong anthology of Spanish Language fiction featuring pieces from literary heavyweights like Javier Marias, Antonio Munoz Molina, Enrique Vila-Matas, and Mario Vargas Llosa alongside some lesser known (but equally as important) names. . . . Beautifully packaged and well laid out, this collection is a definite must-have for lovers of contemporary Spanish language fiction."-- Typographical Era "That the Spanish language gave voice to the likes of Cervantes, Borges, García Márquez, and so many other greats of literary fiction is a fact not unlike poetry's affinity for Russian. Lingua España is to daring tales of adventure and magical realism what sex is to erotica. This outrageously valuable project asked twenty-eight Spanish-language heavyweights of the last half of the twentieth century to choose a favorite piece of their own work, accompanied by some personal words of commentary and reflection."--Valerie Miles, Foreward Reviews ". . . [T]his was a fascinating overview of contemporary Spanish language fiction and a good introduction to many new authors. There is something here for readers of almost every literary taste . . ."-- The Mantle
Table of Content
A Thousand Forests in One Acorn: An Anthology of Spanish Language Fiction Edited by Valerie Miles INDEX PROLOGUE AURORA VENTURINI (Argentina, 1922) From The Cousins RAMIRO PINILLA (Spain, 1923) From The Blind Ants ANA MARÍA MATUTE (Spain, 1926) From The Forgotten Kin Gudú RAFAEL SÁNCHEZ FERLOSIO (Spain, 1927) From The Testimony of Yarfoz CARLOS FUENTES (Mexico, 1928) From Terra Nostra JORGE EDWARDS (Chile, 1931) The Order of the Families From The Death of Montaigne From Persona Non Grata JUAN GOYTISOLO (Spain, 1931) From The Blind Rider JUAN MARSÉ (Spain, 1933) From Last Evenings with Teresa SERGIO PITOL (Mexico, 1933) By Night in Bukhara JOSÉ DE LA COLINA (Spain, 1934) The Final Music of the Titanic ESTHER TUSQUETS (Barcelona, 1936) Summer Orchestra HEBE UHART (Argentina, 1936) From Moving Him Training the Ivy MARIO VARGAS LLOSA (Peru, 1936) From The Way to Paradise From The Feast of the Goat ALFREDO BRYCE ECHENIQUE (Peru, 1939) From A World for Julius Apples EDGARDO COZARINSKY (Argentina, 1939) From Far from Somewhere JOSÉ MARÍA MERINO (Spain, 1941) From The Dark Shore Fly The Toaster The Coffee Cup The House with Two Doors RICARDO PIGLIA (Argentina, 1941) From The Absent City EDUARDO MENDOZA (Spain, 1943) From The Truth About the Savolta Case CRISTINA FERNÁNDEZ CUBAS (Spain, 1945) The Journey From The Year of Grace Angle of Honor ELVIO GANDOLFO (Argentina, 1947) The Moment of Impact ENRIQUE VILA-MATAS (Spain, 1948) From Because She Didn't Ask RAFAEL CHIRBES (Spain, 1949) From Crematorium ALBERTO RUY SÁNCHEZ (Mexico, 1951) From Mogador: The Names of the Air JAVIER MARÍAS (Spain, 1951) From The Man of Feeling When I was Mortal From Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me From Dark Back of Time ABILIO ESTÉVEZ (Cuba, 1954) From The Sleeping Mariner ANTONIO MUÑOZ MOLINA (Spain, 1956) From The Polish Horseman From Sepharad HORACIO CASTELLANS MOYA (El Salvador, 1957) From Senselessness EVELIO ROSERO (Colombia, 1958) Lucia or: The Pigeons BIBLIOGRAPHY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
