These seventeen stories from the Caribbean and Central and South America encompass a tremendous variety of subjects, settings, moods, and styles - from worldly sophistication to outright savagery. Ranging in publication dates from 1867 to 1922, each story is by a different writer from a different country. All are well-known names in Spanish-American literature - Rubén Darío, José Martí, Amado Nervo, Rómulo Gallegos, and Ricardo Palma - some of whom are otherwise distinguished as novelists, poets, diplomats, and statesmen.
This dual-language edition features an informative introduction and ample footnotes, making it not only a pleasure to read but also a valuable educational aid for students and teachers of Spanish-American literature.
AUTHOR: Stanley Appelbaum served for decades as Dover's Editor in Chief until his retirement in 1996. He continues to work as a selector, compiler, editor, and translator of literature in a remarkable range of languages that includes Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Russian.
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Stanley Appelbaum Translated by:
Stanley Appelbaum Imprint: Dover Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 214mm,
Width: 136mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 283g ISBN:9780486441238 ISBN 10: 0486441237 Series:Dover Dual Language Spanish Pages: 247 Publication Date:26 July 2005 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Introduction Juan Montalvo Gaspar Blondin / Gaspar Blondin Ruben Dario El rubi / The Ruby Ricardo Palma El alacran de fray Gomez / Brother Gomez's Scorpion Jose Marti La muneca negra / The Black Doll Dario Herrera La zamacueca / The Zamacueca Baldomero Lillo La compuerta numero 12 / Ventilation Door Number 12 Froilan Turcios Salome / Salome Francisco Gavidia La loba / The She-Wolf Ricardo Jaimes Freyre En las montanas / In the Mountains Leopoldo Lugones La lluvia de fuego / The Rain of Fire Fabio Fiallo El beso / The Kiss Horacio Quiroga A la deriva / Adrift Eloy Farina Nunez La muerte de Pan / The Death of Pan Tomas Carrasquilla San Antonito / Little Saint Anthony Rafael Arevalo Martinez El hombre que parecia un caballo / The Man Who Was Like a Horse Amado Nervo El diamante de la inquietud / The Diamond of Uneasiness Romulo Gallegos Los inmigrantes / The Immigrants