Masterworks of Latin American short fiction
Subtitle: eight novellas
By: edited by Cass Canfield, Jr. ; introduction by Ilan Stavans.
Contributors: Canfield, Cass, Jr.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Icon Editions
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
Subjects: Latin American fiction -- 20th century -- Translations into English
Description: "Translations of works by eminent writers (Cabrera Infante, Carpentier, Cortázar, García Márquez, Guimarães Rosa, Felisberto Hernández, Mutis, Ana Lydia Vega) reprinted from previous editions. Accomplished, excellent translators in all cases. Strong locating introduction by Stavans describes trajectory of novella in Latin America, historical antecedents, and current practices. Short bio-bibliographies of authors. Unusual volume for its varied selection of writers"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Translated from Spanish or Portugese.
Table of contents: title: The incredible and sad tale of innocent Eréndira and her heartless grandmother / Gabriel García Márquez; title: Miss Florence's trunk / Ana Lydia Vega; title: I heard her sing / G. Cabrera Infante; title: The snow of the admiral / Alvaro Mutis; title: The road to Santiago / Alejo Carpentier; title: The pursuer / Julio Cortázar; title: My uncle, the jaguar / João Guimarães Rosa; title: The daisy dolls / Felisberto Hernández.