Great Spanish and Latin American Short Stories of the 20th Century/Grandes cuentos españoles y latinoamericanos del siglo XX

    Great Spanish and Latin American Short Stories of the 20th Century/Grandes cuentos españoles y latinoamericanos del siglo XX

    A Dual-Language Book

    Edited by Anna Hiller Translated by Anna Hiller

    $15.95

    Publication Date: 22nd August 2013

    This bilingual anthology reflects the geographic and cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world. Encompassing the literary traditions of Central America, South America, and Spain, the stories range in mood from comic and ironic to gritty and fantastical. Featured authors include Silvina Ocampo, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Augusto Roa Bastos, Gloria Guardia, Paloma Díaz-Mas, José María Merino, Enrique Jaramillo Levi, and others.
    This inexpensive volume offers intermediate-level students the convenient, accessible format of English translations on pages facing the original text. This is a se... Read More
    Format: Paperback
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    This bilingual anthology reflects the geographic and cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world. Encompassing the literary traditions of Central America, South America, and Spain, the stories range in mood from comic and ironic to gritty and fantastical. Featured authors include Silvina Ocampo, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Augusto Roa Bastos, Gloria Guardia, Paloma Díaz-Mas, José María Merino, Enrique Jaramillo Levi, and others.
    This inexpensive volume offers intermediate-level students the convenient, accessible format of English translations on pages facing the original text. This is a se... Read More
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    This bilingual anthology reflects the geographic and cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world. Encompassing the literary traditions of Central America, South America, and Spain, the stories range in mood from comic and ironic to gritty and fantastical. Featured authors include Silvina Ocampo, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Augusto Roa Bastos, Gloria Guardia, Paloma Díaz-Mas, José María Merino, Enrique Jaramillo Levi, and others.
    This inexpensive volume offers intermediate-level students the convenient, accessible format of English translations on pages facing the original text. This is a self-contained text; no further apparatus or reference is necessary. Ideal for students of language and literature, it is equally valuable for classroom use and independent study.

    Dover Original.
    Details
    • Price: $15.95
    • Pages: 288
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Series: Dover Dual Language Spanish
    • Publication Date: 22nd August 2013
    • Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
    • ISBN: 9780486476247
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Spanish
    Table of Contents
    Eduardo Acevedo Díaz:: "Desde el tronco del Ombú" / "From the Trunk of the Ombú Tree" (1902)Horacio Quiroga ::　"La serpiente de cascabel" / "The Rattlesnake"　 (1906)Leopoldo Lugones ::　"Los pastorcitos" / "The Young Shepherds" (1916)Vicente Blasco Ibáñez :: "El monstruo" / "The Monster" (1921)José de la Cuadra ::　"Mientras el sol se pone" / "While the Sun Sets" (1926)Rosa Chacel ::　"Chinina-Migone" / "Chinina-Migone" (1928)Mario Benedetti :: "Como siempre" / "As Always" (1947)Silvina Ocampo :: "Fragmentos del libro invisible" / "Fragments of the Invisible Book" (1948)Julio Ramón Ribeyro ::　"Por las azoteas" / "Over the Rooftops" (1958)Augusto Roa Bastos ::　"El país donde los niños no querían nacer" / "The Country Where the Children Did Not Want to Be Born" (unknown)Gloria Guardia :: "Otra vez Bach" / "Once Again Bach" (1983)Paloma Díaz-Mas :: "En busca de un retrato" / "In Search of a Portrait" (1988)José María Merino ::　"Tres documentos sobre la locura de J.L.B." / "Three Documents about the Insanity of J.L.B." (1989)Enrique Jaramillo Levi ::　"La ilusión" / "The Illusion" (1998)
    This bilingual anthology reflects the geographic and cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world. Encompassing the literary traditions of Central America, South America, and Spain, the stories range in mood from comic and ironic to gritty and fantastical. Featured authors include Silvina Ocampo, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Augusto Roa Bastos, Gloria Guardia, Paloma Díaz-Mas, José María Merino, Enrique Jaramillo Levi, and others.
    This inexpensive volume offers intermediate-level students the convenient, accessible format of English translations on pages facing the original text. This is a self-contained text; no further apparatus or reference is necessary. Ideal for students of language and literature, it is equally valuable for classroom use and independent study.

    Dover Original.
    • Price: $15.95
    • Pages: 288
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Series: Dover Dual Language Spanish
    • Publication Date: 22nd August 2013
    • Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.5 in
    • ISBN: 9780486476247
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Spanish
    Eduardo Acevedo Díaz:: "Desde el tronco del Ombú" / "From the Trunk of the Ombú Tree" (1902)Horacio Quiroga ::　"La serpiente de cascabel" / "The Rattlesnake"　 (1906)Leopoldo Lugones ::　"Los pastorcitos" / "The Young Shepherds" (1916)Vicente Blasco Ibáñez :: "El monstruo" / "The Monster" (1921)José de la Cuadra ::　"Mientras el sol se pone" / "While the Sun Sets" (1926)Rosa Chacel ::　"Chinina-Migone" / "Chinina-Migone" (1928)Mario Benedetti :: "Como siempre" / "As Always" (1947)Silvina Ocampo :: "Fragmentos del libro invisible" / "Fragments of the Invisible Book" (1948)Julio Ramón Ribeyro ::　"Por las azoteas" / "Over the Rooftops" (1958)Augusto Roa Bastos ::　"El país donde los niños no querían nacer" / "The Country Where the Children Did Not Want to Be Born" (unknown)Gloria Guardia :: "Otra vez Bach" / "Once Again Bach" (1983)Paloma Díaz-Mas :: "En busca de un retrato" / "In Search of a Portrait" (1988)José María Merino ::　"Tres documentos sobre la locura de J.L.B." / "Three Documents about the Insanity of J.L.B." (1989)Enrique Jaramillo Levi ::　"La ilusión" / "The Illusion" (1998)