| Short Stories by Latin American Women: The Magic and the Real Contributor(s): Zapata, Celia Correas (Editor), Allende, Isabel (Foreword by), Peden, Margaret Sayers (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0812967070 ISBN-13: 9780812967074 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 Annotation: Celia Correas de Zapata, an internationally recognized expert in the field of Latin American fiction written by women, has collected stories by thirty-one authors from fourteen countries, translated into English by such renowned scholars and writers as Gregory Rabassa and Margaret Sayers Peden. Contributors include Dora Alonso, Rosario Ferre, Elena Poniatowska, Ana Lydia Vega, and Luisa Valenzuela. The resulting book is a literary tour de force, stories written by women in this hemisphere that speak to cultures throughout the world. In her Foreword, Isabel Allende states, "This anthology is so valuable; it lays open the emotions of writers who, in turn, speak for others still shrouded in silence." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Hispanic & Latino |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002026424 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Celia Correas de Zapata, an internationally recognized expert in the field of Latin American fiction written by women, has collected stories by thirty-one authors from fourteen countries, translated into English by such renowned scholars and writers as Gregory Rabassa and Margaret Sayers Peden. Contributors include Dora Alonso, Rosario Ferr , Elena Poniatowska, Ana Lydia Vega, and Luisa Valenzuela. The resulting book is a literary tour de force, stories written by women in this hemisphere that speak to cultures throughout the world. In her Foreword, Isabel Allende states, "This anthology is so valuable; it lays open the emotions of writers who, in turn, speak for others still shrouded in silence." |