A thousand forests in one acorn : an anthology of Spanish-language fiction / Valerie Miles ; design by N. J. Furl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miles, Valerie, author.

Contributor:

Furl, N. J., designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish fiction--20th century.

Spanish fiction.

Spanish American fiction--20th century.

Spanish American fiction.

Authors, Spanish--20th century--Interviews.

Authors, Spanish.

Authors, Spanish American--20th century--Interviews.

Authors, Spanish American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (745 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, New York : Open Letter, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>Featuring 28 extremely influential Spanish-language authors, each of whom selected the ""ultimate highlights"" of his or her writing career.<br></div>

Contents:

Copyright; Table of Contents; Prologue; A THOUSAND FORESTS IN ONE ACORN: AN ANTHOLOGY OF SPANISH-LANGUAGE FICTION; AURORA VENTURINI (Argentina, 1922); The Acorn; from The Cousins; RAMIRO PINILLA (Spain, 1923); The Acorn; from The Blind Ants; ANA MARÍA MATUTE (Spain, 1926); The Acorn; from Olvidado Rey Gudú; RAFAEL SÁNCHEZ FERLOSIO (Spain, 1927); The Acorn; from El testimonio de Yarfoz; CARLOS FUENTES (Mexico, 1928); The Acorn; from Terra Nostra; JORGE EDWARDS (Chile, 1931); The Acorn; ""The Order of the Families""; from El muerte de Montaigne; from Persona Non Grata

JUAN GOYTISOLO (Spain, 1931)The Acorn; from The Blind Rider; JUAN MARSÉ (Spain, 1933); The Acorn; from Last Evenings with Teresa; SERGIO PITOL (Mexico, 1933); The Acorn; "By Night in Bukhara"; JOSÉ DE LA COLINA (Spain, 1934); The Acorn; "The Final Music of the Titanic"; ESTHER TUSQUETS (Barcelona, 1936); The Acorn; "Summer Orchestra"; HEBE UHART (Argentina, 1936); The Acorn; from Moving; "Him"; "Training the Ivy"; MARIO VARGAS LLOSA (Peru, 1936); The Acorn; from The Way to Paradise; from The Feast of the Goat; ALFREDO BRYCE ECHENIQUE (Peru, 1939); The Acorn; from A World for Julius

"Manzanas"EDGARDO COZARINSKY (Argentina, 1939); The Acorn; from Far from Somewhere; JOSÉ MARÍA MERINO (Spain, 1941); The Acorn; from The Dark Shore; "Fly"; "The Toaster"; "The Coffee Cup"; "The House with Two Doors"; RICARDO PIGLIA (Argentina, 1941); The Acorn; from The Absent City; EDUARDO MENDOZA (Spain, 1943); The Acorn; from The Truth About the Savolta Case; CRISTINA FERNÁNDEZ CUBAS (Spain, 1945); The Acorn; "The Journey"; from The Year of Grace; "The Angle of Horror"; ELVIO GANDOLFO (Argentina, 1947); The Acorn; "The Moment of Impact"; ENRIQUE VILA-MATAS (Spain, 1948); The Acorn

from "Because She Didn't Ask"RAFAEL CHIRBES (Spain, 1949); The Acorn; from Crematorium; ALBERTO RUY SÁNCHEZ (Mexico, 1951); The Acorn; from Mogador: The Names of the Air; JAVIER MARÍAS (Spain, 1951); The Acorn; from Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me; "When I Was Mortal"; from The Man of Feeling; from Dark Back of Time; ABILIO ESTÉVEZ (Cuba, 1954); The Acorn; from The Sleeping Mariner; ANTONIO MUÑOZ MOLINA (Spain, 1956); The Acorn; from The Polish Horseman; from Sepharad; HORACIO CASTELLANOS MOYA (El Salvador, 1957); The Acorn; from Senselessness; EVELIO ROSERO (Colombia, 1958); The Acorn

"Lucía, or, The Pigeons"ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Permissions for English Texts; About the Author; About the Publisher

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-940953-08-1