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Title:

Contemporary short stories from Central America / edited by Enrique Jaramillo Levi and Leland H. Chambers ; translations coordinated by Leland H. Chambers ; translated by Lynne Beyer ... [et al.].

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

1994

Description:

xxii, 275 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Central American fiction--20th century--Translations into English.
Short stories, Central American--Translations into English.
Central America--Fiction.--Fiction.

Other Authors:

Chambers, Leland H., 1928-
Jaramillo Levi, Enrique, 1944-

Contents:

Toward Patzún / Arturo Arias -- Tránsito / José Barnoya García -- The rat catcher / Franz Galich -- An indolence of feelings / Dante Liano -- The circumstantial or the ephemeral / Augusto Monterroso -- Tarzan of the apes / Eduardo Bähr -- The last act / Edilberto Borjas -- The attack of the man-eating paper / Roberto Castillo -- Reality before noon / Julio Escoto -- The final flight of the mischievous bird / Jorge Luis Oviedo -- The author / Roberto Quesada -- The forbidden street / Pompeyo del Valle -- The absent one inside / José Roberto Cea -- Restless / David Escobar Galindo -- The raccoons / Jorge Kattán Zablah -- That confounded year...! / Hugo Lindo -- Cards / Ricardo Lindo -- The circle / José María Méndez -- To tell the story / Alfonso Quijada Urías -- The suicide of Chamiabak / Napoleón Rodríguez Ruiz -- Gloria Lara -- Mario Cajina-Vega -- Pregnant city / Lizandro Chávez Alfaro -- August / Pablo Antonio Cuadra -- The house / Horacio Peña -- On the stench of corpses / Sergio Ramírez -- In the midst of the downpour they took away my cousin / Mario Santos -- Francisco / Fernando Silva -- Rite / Luis Bolaños Ugalde -- The path of wind / Alfonso Chase -- Burned soldiers / José Ricardo Chaves -- Funeral rites in summer / Carlos Cortés -- The trunk / Fabián Dobles -- Floral caper / Carmen Naranjo -- Disobedience / Julieta Pinto -- Behind the door / Uriel Quesada -- The back rooms / Marco Retana -- Metaphors / Samuel Rovinski -- The face / Victoria Urbano -- The sweetheart of the spirits / Lucas Bárcena -- The horse in the glassware shop / Ricardo J. Bermúdez -- Love is spelled with a "G" / Rosa María Britton -- The woman / Enrique Chuez -- The chameleon / Claudio de Castro -- Family photograph / Ernesto Endara -- Gloria wouldn't wait / Jaime García Saucedo -- Duplications / Enrique Jaramillo Levi -- Señor Noboa / Raúl Leis -- The village virgin / Bertalicia Peralta -- Our boss / Dimas Lidio Pitty -- Games / Pedro Rivera -- Carnival / Jorge Turner.

Series:

Translations from Latin America series

ISBN:

9780292740341 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292740344 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780292740303 (alk. paper)
0292740301 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)29310694

LCCN:

93038918

Locations:

O4AX446 -- Chadwick Library

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)