The Oxford book of Latin American short stories
By: edited by Roberto González Echevarría.
Contributors: González Echevarría, Roberto.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 481
Subjects: Short stories, Latin American -- Translations into English
Other titles: Latin America short stories
Description: "Includes 53 stories spanning evolution of short fiction in Brazil as well as Hispanic America across a broad range of writing from colonial era and 19th century to modern favorites such as Lugones, Quiroga, Lima Barreto, Borges, Cortázar, Rulfo, Ribeyro, Castellanos, Lispector, Ferré, and Monterroso, in versions by distinguished translators. An essay by the editor traces evolution of the genre. Brief headnotes for each period and author and a short bibliography provide ample contextualization. Recommended for classroom use"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibligraphical references (p. 473-475) and index..