Prospero's mirror : a translators' portfolio of Latin American short fiction / edited by Ilan Stavans.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stavans, Ilan.

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Short stories, Spanish American.

Short stories, Spanish American--Translations into English.

Spanish American fiction--20th century.

Spanish American fiction.

Spanish American fiction--20th century--Translations into English.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 323 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Willimantic, CT : Curbstone Press, 1998.

Language Note:

Stories in Spanish with English translation on facing pages.

Summary:

Sixteen master translators have chosen their favorite stories from Latin America. Writers and translators include Edith Grossman, Helen R. Lane, Augusto Monterroso, Gregory Rabassa, Alfonso Reyes, Hardie St. Martin, and Luisa Valenzuela. An introductory essay on translation by Ilan Stavans and an epilogue by Margaret Sayers Peden provide entertaining food for thought.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1880684497

OCLC:

36728030