The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories

The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories
Author: Julio Ortega
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2000-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

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In The 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 García Márquez 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 Cortázar, the disquieted domesticity of Clarice Lispector. Provocative, powerful, immensely engaging, The Vintage Book of Latin American Stories showcases the ingenuity, diversity, and continuing excellence of a vast and vivid literary tradition.

The Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry

The Oxford Book of Latin American Poetry
Author: Cecilia Vicuña
Publisher:
Total Pages: 603
Release: 2009
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0195124545

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The most inclusive single-volume anthology of Latin American poetry intranslation ever produced.

The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories

The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories
Author: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 496
Release: 1999-07-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0195130855

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This collection brings together 53 stories that span the history of Latin American literature and represent the most dazzling achievements in the form. It covers the entire history of Latin American short fiction, from the colonial period to present.

Contemporary Latin American Short Stories

Contemporary Latin American Short Stories
Author: Pat McNees
Publisher: Fawcett
Total Pages: 488
Release: 1974
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

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Striking in its imagery, its history, and its breathtaking scope, Latin American fiction has finally come into its own throughout the world. Collected in this brilliant volume are thirty-five of the finest writeres of this century, including: Jorge Louis Borges, Carlos Fuentes, Garbriel Garcia Marquez, Jorge Amado, Octavio Paz, and many more. "Exhilarating. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Yearnings

Yearnings
Author: Armando J. Calonje M.
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2019-08-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1532079915

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This collection of short stories takes you to many exciting places the author has lived in and traveled; it exposes you to the struggles and losses of individuals that have escaped from authoritarian regimes, such as Cuba and the Soviet Union, to find freedom in the United States of America. It reaches from betrayal and narcissism -- and the damage done to others -- to the charming innocence of a child asking to be told a story and the reminiscing of an old man who tells his Japanese friend how progress distorted his life’s memories. There are unexpected twists to many of these stories, not to forget a subtle sense of humor, that both intrigue and touch the heart.

Latin American Women Writers

Latin American Women Writers
Author: Kathy S. Leonard
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2007-09-19
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0810866609

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There is a wealth of published literature in English by Latin American women writers, but such material can be difficult to locate due to the lack of available bibliographic resources. In addition, the various types of published narrative (short stories, novels, novellas, autobiographies, and biographies) by Latin American women writers has increased significantly in the last ten to fifteen years. To address the lack of bibliographic resources, Kathy Leonard has compiled Latin American Women Writers: A Resource Guide to Titles in English. This reference includes all forms of narrative-short story, autobiography, novel, novel excerpt, and others-by Latin American women dating from 1898 to 2007. More than 3,000 individual titles are included by more than 500 authors. This includes nearly 200 anthologies, more than 100 autobiographies/biographies or other narrative, and almost 250 novels written by more than 100 authors from 16 different countries. For the purposes of this bibliography, authors who were born in Latin America and either continue to live there or have immigrated to the United States are included. Also, titles of pieces are listed as originally written, in either Spanish or Portuguese. If the book was originally written in English, a phrase to that effect is included, to better reflect the linguistic diversity of narrative currently being published. This volume contains seven indexes: Authors by Country of Origin, Authors/Titles of Work, Titles of Work/Authors, Autobiographies/Biographies and Other Narrative, Anthologies, Novels and Novellas in Alphabetical Order by Author, and Novels and Novellas by Authors' Country of Origin. Reflecting the increase in literary production and the facilitation of materials, this volume contains a comprehensive listing of narrative pieces in English by Latin American women writers not found in any other single volume currently on the market. This work of reference will be of special interest to scholars, students, and instructors interested in narrative works in English by Latin American women authors. It will also help expose new generations of readers to the highly creative and diverse literature being produced by these writers.

Looking for History

Looking for History
Author: Alma Guillermoprieto
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2002-03-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0375725822

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The author, Latin American correspondent for the "New Yorker", shares her understanding of Cuba, Colombia, and Mexico and provides stories of Eva Peron, revolutionist Che Guevara, and Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa.

Literature of Latin America

Literature of Latin America
Author: Rafael Ocasio
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2004-07-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

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Presents the literary and cultural heritage of Latin America from the colonial period through the twentieth century and examines texts from the early explorers, military and religious groups, political and native influences, and women writers.

Latin America Diaries

Latin America Diaries
Author: Ernesto Che Guevara
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2023-12-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1644211017

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The sequel to The Motorcycle Diaries, this book is Ernesto Che Guevera's journal documenting the young Argentine's second trip through Latin America, revealing the emergence of a committed revolutionary. These letters, poetry, and journalism document young Ernesto Guevara's second Latin American journey following his graduation from medical school in 1953. Together, these writings reveal how the young Argentine is transformed into a militant revolutionary. After traveling through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Central America, Ernesto witnesses the 1954 US-inspired coup in Guatemala, which has a profound effect on his political awareness. He flees to Mexico where he encounters Fidel Castro, marking the beginning of a political partnership that profoundly changes the world and Che himself. Includes a foreword by Alberto Granado, Che's companion on his first adventures in Latin America on a vintage Norton motorcycle, and features poems written by young Ernesto inspired by his experiences along with facsimiles of pages from his diary.