Chile

A Traveler's Literary Companion

Katherine Silver, Katherine Silver

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Whereabouts Press
10 June 2003

Travel & holiday guides; Travel writing

Series: Traveler's Literary Companions

The twenty stories in Chile: A Traveler's Literary Companion - most of which are available here for the first time in English - reveal that the nation that gave birth to two poets who won Nobel prizes in literature is also the home of many world-class prose writers. This collection evokes the diversity of the country's landscape and the complexity of its recent history. Contributors include Luis Alberto Acua, Marjorie Agosn, Roberto Ampuero, Marta Brunet, Francisco Coloane, Adolfo Couve, Jos Donoso, Ariel Dorfman, Jorge Edwards, Beatriz Garca-Huidobro, Pedro Lemebel, Patricio Manns, Tito Matamala, Pablo Neruda, Daro Oses, Hernn Rivera Letelier, Patricio Riveros Olavarra, Osvaldo Rodrguez Musso, Enrique Valds, and Jos Miguel Varas.

By: Katherine Silver
Edited by: Katherine Silver
Imprint: Whereabouts Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 184mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 255g
ISBN: 9781883513139
ISBN 10: 1883513138
Series: Traveler's Literary Companions
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 10 June 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Chile: A Traveler's Literary Companion

"""All the short stories and excerpts included are tales of the human condition and demonstrate a love and respect for the country and its people."" -- British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, April 2003."