Title: Spanish Short Stories 1 — Cuentos hispánicos 1
First published: November 30, 1966
Description: This is a companion volume to the collections of Soviet, German, Italian, and French short stories which have already appeared in Penguin Parallel Texts.
The stories selected are representative, of contemporary writing in Spanish from all parts, and seven of the eight included are the work of Spanish-American authors. The literal English translations, together with the notes and biographies of the writers, are intended to help English-speaking students of Spanish; but the book can also be enjoyed by readers with a knowledge of either language and an interest in modern literature.
El presente volumen forma parte de la serie de historias cortas en las lenguas rusa, alemana, italiana y francesa que han aparecido previamente en la colecciónn Pinguino de Textos Paralelos. Los cuentos elegidos son representatives del estilo literario del español contemporaneo de diversas naciones.
Siete de los ocho trabajos incluidos son por autores hispanoamericanos. La traduccion es literal y junto con las notas y biografía de los escritores tiene por objeto ayudar a los estudiantes ingleses de la lengua española. No obstante, este libro será también del agrado de los lectores de una y otra lengua interesados en literature moderna.
Subjects: Spanish Short stories, Short stories, Spanish, Spanish-American literature, Literatura hispanoamericana, Short Stories, Fiction, Macondo (Imaginary place), Translations into English
Places: South America, Central America, Spain
People: Gabriel García Márquez (1928-)
LC classification: PQ6257 .F77