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Prospero's mirror : a translators' portfolio of Latin American short fiction
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An anthology of Latin American fiction chosen by its translators. The stories are presented in Spanish and English and the translators give the reason for their choice. The subjects range from a co...
An anthology of Latin American fiction chosen by its translators. The stories are presented in Spanish and English and the translators give the reason for their choice. The subjects range from a concert by a crazy pianist to a spoof on the armed forces.
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- Creator
- edited by Ilan Stavans
- Format
- Books
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Contributors
- Publication
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- First edition
- Willimantic, CT : Curbstone Press, 1998
- Physical Details
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- xxvi, 323 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781880684498, 1880684497
- OCLC
- ocm36728030
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Stories in Spanish with English translation on facing pages.
- Translation and Identity / Ilan Stavans -- The Dinner / Alfonso Reyes -- The Place of Its Solitude / Luisa Valenzuela -- Letter to Gianfranco / Marco Denevi -- A Good Mother / Ana Maria Shua -- Hide the Moon / Jorge Lanata -- The Music of the Rain / Silvina Ocampo -- Game of Shadows / Ruben Loza Aguerreberre -- Incident in the Cordillera / Antonio Benitez-Rojo -- Perpetual Motion / Augusto Monterroso -- The Colonels' Last Blast / Jorge Medina Garcia -- Three Nightmares / Ilan Stavans -- Three Shots in the Afternoon / Dalton Trevisan -- Mangoes in January / Jorge Turner -- In Paracas With Jimmy / Alfredo Bryce Echenique -- The Crocodile / Felisberto Hernandez -- The Water-Hyacinths / Jose Carmona Blanco -- Epilogue / Margaret Sayers Peden