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Short Stories by Latin American Women : The Magic and the Real by Dora Alonso (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100812967070
ISBN-139780812967074
eBay Product ID (ePID)2343160
Product Key Features
Book TitleShort Stories by Latin American Women : the Magic and the Real
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicHispanic & Latino, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorDora Alonso
Book SeriesModern Library Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-026424
Reviews"[A] needed general text for courses in contemporary Latin American and women's literature." - The New York Times Book Review, "[A] needed general text for courses in contemporary Latin American and women's literature." -The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal863/.01089287/098
Table Of ContentForeword by Isabel Allende Introduction by Celia Correas de Zapata Isabel Allende (Chile), An Act of Vengeance Dora Alonso (Cuba), Sophie and the Angel Helena Araujo (Colombia), Asthmatic María Luisa Bombal (Chile), The Tree Rosario Castellanos (Mexico), Culinary Lesson Amparo Dávila (Mexico), The End of a Struggle Guadalupe Dueñas (Mexico), In Heaven and Shoes for the Rest of My Life Maria Virgina Estenssoro (Bolivia), The Child That Never Was Rosario Ferré (Puerto Rico), A Poisoned Tale Elena Garro (Mexico), Blame the Tlaxcaltecs Nora Glickmann (Argentian), The Last Emigrant Lucía Guerra (Chile), The Virgin's Passion Liliana Heker (Argentina), Berkley or Mariana of the Universe Vlady Kociancich (Argentina), Knight, Death and the Devil Luisa Mercedes Levinson (Argentina), The Cove Clarice Lispector (Brazil), Looking for Some Dignity María Elena Llano (Cuba), In the Family Carmen Naranjo (Costa Rica), Symbiotic Encounter Olga Orozco (Argentina), The Midgets Antonia Palacios (Venenzuela), A Gentleman on the Train Cristina Peri Rossi (Uruguay), Breaking the Speed Record Nélida Piñón (Brazil), Big-bellied Cow Josefina Pla (Uruguay), To Seize the Earth Elena Poniatowska (Mexico), Park Cinema Teresa Porzencanski (Uruguay), The Story of a Cat María Teresa Solari (Peru), Death and Transfiguration of a Teacher Maria Traba (Argentian/Columbia), The Tale of the Velvet Pillows Luisa Valenzuela (Argentina), Up Among the Eagles Rima de Vallbona (Costa Rica), Penelope's Silver Wedding Anniversary Ana Lydia Vega (Puerto Rico), Cloud Cover Caribbean Alicia Yáñez Cossío (Ecuador), The IWM 100 Biographies Translators
SynopsisCelia Correas de Zapata, an internationally recognized expert in the field of Latin American fiction written by women, has collected stories by thirty-one authors from fourteen countries, translated into English by such renowned scholars and writers as Gregory Rabassa and Margaret Sayers Peden. Contributors include Dora Alonso, Rosario Ferré, Elena Poniatowska, Ana Lydia Vega, and Luisa Valenzuela. The resulting book is a literary tour de force, stories written by women in this hemisphere that speak to cultures throughout the world. In her Foreword, Isabel Allende states, "This anthology is so valuable; it lays open the emotions of writers who, in turn, speak for others still shrouded in silence.", Celia Correas de Zapata, an internationally recognized expert in the field of Latin American fiction written by women, has collected stories by thirty-one authors from fourteen countries, translated into English by such renowned scholars and writers as Gregory Rabassa and Margaret Sayers Peden. Contributors include Dora Alonso, Rosario Ferr , Elena Poniatowska, Ana Lydia Vega, and Luisa Valenzuela. The resulting book is a literary tour de force, stories written by women in this hemisphere that speak to cultures throughout the world. In her Foreword, Isabel Allende states, "This anthology is so valuable; it lays open the emotions of writers who, in turn, speak for others still shrouded in silence."
LC Classification NumberPQ7087.F5S46 2003
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A perfect collection of short storiesVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
