{"product_id":"contemporary-short-stories-from-central-america-paperback-softback-9780292740341","title":"Contemporary Short Stories from Central America (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292740341","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContemporary Short Stories from Central America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEnrique Jaramillo Levi (Edited by), Leland H. Chambers (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292740341\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 1994\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e299 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume collects some of the best short fiction from the six Spanish-speaking countries of Central America-Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Selected from stories written between 1963 and 1988, it is a broad representation of active Central American writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the stories are quite sophisticated and utilize elements of the absurd or techniques of magical realism. Some stories deal with war-the unending struggle against dictators and military power that engrosses Central Americans. Others explore the realm of the writer's imagination. Some of the writers included are Augusto Monterroso (Guatemala), Carmen Naranjo and Samuel Rovinski (Costa Rica), Rosa MarÍa Britton and Jaime GarcÍa Saucedo (Panama), and Alfonso Quijada UrÍas (El Salvador).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuatemala \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArturo Arias. \u003ci\u003eToward Patzun.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJosÉ\u003cbr\u003e Bamoya Garcia. \u003ci\u003eTrÁ\u003cbr\u003ensito.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFranz Galich. \u003ci\u003eThe Rat Catcher.\u003c\/i\u003e Pamela Carmell, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDante Liano. \u003ci\u003eAn Indolence of Feelings.\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Schulter, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAugusto Monterroso. \u003ci\u003eThe Circumstantial or the Ephemeral.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonduras \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEduardo BÄ\u003cbr\u003ehr. \u003ci\u003eTarzan of the Apes.\u003c\/i\u003e Clark M. Zlotchew, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdilberto Borjas. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Act.\u003c\/i\u003e Clark M. Zlotchew, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoberto Castillo. \u003ci\u003eThe Attack of the Man-Eating Paper.\u003c\/i\u003e Clark M. Zlotchew, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJulio Escoto. \u003ci\u003eReality before Noon.\u003c\/i\u003e Clark M. Zlotc. Sabina Lask-Spinac, trans.hew, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorge Luis Oviedo. \u003ci\u003eThe Final Flight of the Mischievous Bird.\u003c\/i\u003e Sabina Lask-Spinac, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoberto Quesada. \u003ci\u003eThe Author.\u003c\/i\u003e Sabina Lask-Spinac, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePompeyo del Valle. \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Street.\u003c\/i\u003e Sabina Lask-Spinac, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEl Salvador \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJosÉ\u003cbr\u003e Roberto Cea. \u003ci\u003eThe Absent One Inside.\u003c\/i\u003e Elizabeth Gamble Miller, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Escobar Galindo. \u003ci\u003eRestless.\u003c\/i\u003e Elizabeth Gamble Miller, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorge KattÁ\u003cbr\u003en Zablah. \u003ci\u003eThe Raccoons.\u003c\/i\u003e Elizabeth Gamble Miller, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHugo Lindo. \u003ci\u003eThat Confounded Year .\u003c\/i\u003e.. !. Elizabeth Gamble Miller, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRicardo Lindo. \u003ci\u003eCards.\u003c\/i\u003e Elizabeth Gamble Miller, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJosÉ\u003cbr\u003e MarÍ\u003cbr\u003ea MÉ\u003cbr\u003endez. \u003ci\u003eThe Circle.\u003c\/i\u003e Elizabeth Gamble Miller, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlfonso Quijada UrÍ\u003cbr\u003eas. \u003ci\u003eTo Tell the Story.\u003c\/i\u003e Elizabeth Gamble Miller, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNapoleÓ\u003cbr\u003en RodrÍ\u003cbr\u003eguez Ruiz. \u003ci\u003eThe Suicide of Chamiabak.\u003c\/i\u003e Elizabeth Gamble Miller, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNicaragua \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMario Cajina-Vega. \u003ci\u003eGloria Lara.\u003c\/i\u003e Don D. Wilson, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLizandro ChÁ\u003cbr\u003evez Alfaro. \u003ci\u003ePregnant City.\u003c\/i\u003e Don D. Wilson, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePablo Antonio Cuadra. \u003ci\u003eAugust.\u003c\/i\u003e Lynne Beyer, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoracio PeÑ\u003cbr\u003ea. \u003ci\u003eThe House.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSergio RamÍ\u003cbr\u003erez. \u003ci\u003eOn the Stench of Corpses.\u003c\/i\u003e Don D. Wilson, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMario Santos. \u003ci\u003eIn the Midst of the Downpour They Took Away My Cousin.\u003c\/i\u003e Don D. Wilson, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFernando Silva. \u003ci\u003eFrancisco.\u003c\/i\u003e Lynne Beyer, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCosta Rica \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuis BolaÑ\u003cbr\u003eos Ugalde. \u003ci\u003eRite.\u003c\/i\u003e Charles Philip Thomas, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlfonso Chase. \u003ci\u003eThe Path of the Wind.\u003c\/i\u003e Charles Philip Thomas, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJosÉ\u003cbr\u003e Ricardo Chaves. \u003ci\u003eBurned Soldiers.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarlos CortÉ\u003cbr\u003es. \u003ci\u003eFuneral Rites in Summer.\u003c\/i\u003e Pamela Carmell, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFabiÁ\u003cbr\u003en Dobles. \u003ci\u003eThe Trunk.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarmen Naranjo. \u003ci\u003eFloral Caper.\u003c\/i\u003e Charles Philip Thomas, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJulieta Pinto. \u003ci\u003eDisobedience.\u003c\/i\u003e Charles Philip Thomas, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUriel Quesada. \u003ci\u003eBehind the Door.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarco Retana. \u003ci\u003eThe Back Rooms.\u003c\/i\u003e 107 Charles Philip Thomas, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamuel Rovinski. \u003ci\u003eMetaphors.\u003c\/i\u003e 112 Charles Philip Thomas, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictoria Urbano. \u003ci\u003eThe Face.\u003c\/i\u003e Sylvia Schulter, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePanama \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLucas BÁ\u003cbr\u003ercena. \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetheart of the Spirits.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRicardo J. \u003ci\u003eBermÚ\u003cbr\u003edez.\u003c\/i\u003e The Horse in the Glassware Shop. Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRosa Maria Britton. \u003ci\u003eLove Is Spelled with a \"\u003cbr\u003eG\"\u003cbr\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnrique Chuez. \u003ci\u003eThe Woman.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClaudio de Castro. \u003ci\u003eThe Chameleon.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErnesto Endara. \u003ci\u003eFamily Photograph.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJaime GarcÍ\u003cbr\u003ea Saucedo. \u003ci\u003eGloria Wouldn't Wait.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnrique Jaramillo Levi. \u003ci\u003eDuplications.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaÚ\u003cbr\u003el Leis. \u003ci\u003eSeÑ\u003cbr\u003eor Noboa.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBertalicia Peralta. \u003ci\u003eThe Village Virgin.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimas Lidio Pitty. \u003ci\u003eOur Boss.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePedro Rivera. \u003ci\u003eGames.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. Chambers, trans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJorge Turner. \u003ci\u003eCarnival.\u003c\/i\u003e Leland H. 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