The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories

Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria (Editor) and Roberto González Echevarria (Editor)

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When Latin American writers burst on to the world literary scene in the now famous "Boom" of the sixties, it seemed as if an entire literature had invented itself overnight out of thin air. Not only was the writing extraordinary but its sudden and spectacular appearance itself seemed magical. In fact, Latin American literature has a long and rich tradition that reaches back to the Colonial period and is filled with remarkable writers too little known in the
English-speaking world. The short story has been a central part of this tradition, from Fray Bartolome de las Casas' narrative protests...Read more
  • ISBN10 0195130855
  • ISBN13 9780195130850
  • Publish Date 2 September 1999 (first published 25 September 1997)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 496
  • Language English