Cosmos latinos : an anthology of science fiction from Latin America and Spain / translated, edited, & with an introduction & notes by Andrea L. Bell & Yolanda Molina-Gavilán.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Bell, Andrea L., 1960-

Molina-Gavilán, Yolanda.

Series:

Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series

The Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Science fiction, Latin American--Translations into English.

Science fiction, Latin American.

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

Latin American fiction.

Science fiction, Spanish--Translations into English.

Science fiction, Spanish.

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

Spanish fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi, 352 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, [2003]

Summary:

Opening a window onto the fascinating new world of Latin American and Spanishscience fiction for English-speaking readers, this amazing anthology presents27 popular and influential stories ranging from 1862 to the present.

Contents:

In the Beginning

"The Distant Future" (Mexico, 1862) / Juan Nepomuceno Adorno Adorno, Juan Nepomuceno

"On the Planet Mars" (Spain, 1890) / Nilo Maria Fabra Fabra, Nilo Maria

Speculating On a New Genre: Sf From 1900 Through The 1950s

"Mechanopolis" (Spain, 1013) / Miguel de Unamuno Unamuno, Miguel de

"The Death Star" (Chile, 1929) / Ernesto Silva Roman Roman, Ernesto Silva

"Baby H.P" (Mexico, 1052) / Juan Jose Arreola Arreola, Juan Jose

The First Wave: The 1960s to the Mid-1980s

"The Cosmonaut" (Cuba, 1964) / Angel Arango Arango, Angel

"The Crystal Goblet" (Brazil, 1964) / Jeronimo Monteiro Monteiro, Jeronimo

"A Cord Made of Nylon and Gold" (El Salvador, 1965) / Alvaro Menen Desleal Desleal, Alvaro Menen

"Scronia" (Argentina, 1967) / Pablo Capanna Capanna, Pablo

"Gu TA Gutarrack (We and Our Own) (Argentina, 1968) / Magdalena Moujan Otano Otano, Magdalena Moujan

"Future" (Venezuela, 1970) / Luis Britto Garcia Garcia, Luis Britto

"When Pilate Said No" (Chile, 1971) / Hugo Correa Correa, Hugo

"The Falsifier" (Peru, 1972) / Jose B. Adolph Adolph, Jose B.

"The Violet's Embryo's" (Argentina, 1973) / Angelica Gorodischer Gorodischer, Angelica

"Brain Transplant" (Brazil, 1978) / Andre Carneiro Carneiro, Andre

"The Annunciation" (Cuba, 1983) / Daina Chaviano Chaviano, Daina

"A Miscalculation" (Mexico, 1983) / Federico Schaffler Schaffler, Federico

Riding the Crest: The Late 1980s Into the New Millenium

"Stuntmind" (Brazil 1989) / Braulio Tavares Tavares, Braulio

"Reaching the Shore" (Mexico, 1994) / Guillermo Lavin Lavin, Guillermo

"First Time" (Spain, 1994) / Elia Barrcelo Barrcelo, Elia

"Gray Noise" (Mexico, 1996) / Pepe Rojo Rojo, Pepe

"Glimmerings on Blue Glass" (Mexico, 1996) / Mauricio-Jose Schwarz Schwarz, Mauricio-Jose

"The Day We Went through the Transition" (Spain, 1998) / Ricard de la Casa Casa, Ricard de la, Pedro Jorge Romero Romero, Pedro Jorge

"Exeriom" (Chile, 2000) / Pablo Castro Castro, Pablo

"Like the Roses Had to Die" (Cuba, 2001) / Michel Encinosa Encinosa, Michel.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-350).

ISBN:

0819566330

0819566349

OCLC:

51607239