A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America
Stories from Latin America
$46.22
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 November 1992
Summary
This collection of twenty-six stories is “a fine introduction to Latin American literature” (The Washington Post Book World). This splendid collection of stories by twenty-six Latin American authors features the new voices and celebrated masters of one of the world’s foremost literatures. Explore the gothic sexual ambiguities of Carlos Fuentes’ “The Doll Queen,” the psychological compression of Clarice Lispector’s “Love,” or the baroque pyrotechnics of Machado de Assis and Adolfo Bioy Casares…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780452268661 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0452268664 |
| Author: | Thomas Colchie |
| Publisher: | Plume Books |
| Imprint: | Plume |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 1992 |
| Weight: | 481g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | Plume Fiction |
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About The Author
Thomas Colchie
Thomas Colchie is an acclaimed translator, editor, and literary agent for international authors. He is the editor of A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes. He has written for the Village Voice and The Washington Post. His translations include Manuel Puig’s Kiss of the Spider Woman and (with Elizabeth Bishop, Gregory Rabassa, and Mark Strand) Carlos Drummond de Andrade’s Travelling in the Family.
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