The best of Sabine Ulibarrí : selected stories / edited & with an introduction by Dick Gerdes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ulibarrí, Sabine R.

Contributor:

Gerdes, Dick.

Series:

Pasó por aquí

Standardized Title:

Short stories. Selections. English & Spanish

Language:

English

Spanish

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xiv, 513 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [1993]

Summary:

The twenty stories presented bilingually in this volume, many long out of print or available only in Spanish, demonstrate Ulibarri's mastery of the short story. Regional in setting but universal in their concern with the magic of ordinary experience, the stories blend fantasy and realism in their exploration of the human condition. All of them were written in Spanish and then translated, usually by the author, into English. Many of Ulibarri's stories portray the land and people of northern New Mexico. Together, these stories present a living mosaic of Hispanic, Indian, and Anglo people sharing an awe-inspiring yet oftentimes harsh landscape of forests, mountains, rivers, and animals. Conversational in tone, they preserved wonderful fragments of local history and folk traditions - witches, ghosts, and penitentes, strong-willed grandmothers, Indian chiefs, and singing cowboys. Other stories come out of the author's overseas experiences; particularly in Ecuador.

ISBN:

0826314570

OCLC:

123254297