Great Spanish and Latin American Short Stories of the 20th Century/Grandes cuentos españoles y latinoamericanos del siglo XX: A Dual-Language Book

by Anna Hiller (Editor), Anna Hiller (Translator)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486476247
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	09/19/2013
Series:	Dover Dual Language Spanish
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

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)