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Spanish Short Stories: Cuentos En Espanol (New Penguin Parallel Text Series) - Softcover

 
9780140265415: Spanish Short Stories: Cuentos En Espanol (New Penguin Parallel Text Series)

Synopsis

This is an all new version of the popular PARALLEL TEXT series, containing eight pieces of contemporary fiction in the original Spanish and in English translation. Including stories by Fuentes, Molinas, Marquez and Cortazar, this volume gives a fascinating insight into Spanish and Latin American culture and literature as well as providing an invaluable educational tool.

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About the Author

John King is a teacher of Spanish at Eton College.

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Contents
 
Introduction
&;Eva&;s Indifference&; by Soledad Puértolas. Translated by John R. King
&;A Literary Tea Party&; by Julio Ramón Ribeyro. Translated by Clive Griffin
&;On the Honeymoon&; by Javier Marías. Translated by Eric Southworth
&;Walimai&; by Isabel Allende. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden
&;María dos Prazeres&; by Gabriel García Márquez. Translated by Edith Grossman
&;Las Amigas&; by Carlos Fuentes. Translated by Alfred Mac Adam
&;Absurd Ending&; by Laura Freixas. Translated by John R. King
&;The Possessed&; by Antonio Muñoz Molina. Translated by John R. King
&;Second Time Round&; by Julio Cortázar. Translated by Clive Griffin
&;Syllabus&; by Juan Benet. Translated by Eric Southworth
Notes on Spanish Texts
Acknowledgements

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