Idols and underdogs : an anthology of Latin American football fiction / edited by Shawn Stein and Nicolás Campisi ; translated by George Shivers, Shawn Stein and Richard McGehee.
"Eleven stories, one from each country in the South American World Cup qualifying group, plus Mexico (following the precedent set by the Copa América)."--page [4] of cover. Each short story is preceded by a brief statement about the author and list of works, and is followed by an interview with the author. Translation of: Por amor a la pelota : once cracks de la ficción futbolera. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Credits. Miguel Hidalgo Prince -- Prologue in the form of a literary challenge / Shawn Stein and Nicolás Campisi -- Argentina. Team spirit (La camaraderia del deporte) / Selva Almada -- Bolivia. Just like life (Como la vida misma) / Edmundo Paz Soldán -- Brazil. In the mouth of the tunnel (En la boca del túnel (Na boca do túnel)) / Sérgio Sant'Anna -- Chile. Just another dude (Un huevón más) / Roberto Fuentes -- Colombia. Cucho (El cucho) / Ricardo Silva Romero -- Ecuador. The idol (El ídolo) / José Hidalgo Pallares -- México. The ghost on the edge (El extremo fantasma) / Juan Villoro -- Paraguay. Football Inc. (Fútbol S.A.) / Javier Viveros -- Perú. Where the spiders nest (Donde anidan las arañas) / Sergio Galarza -- Uruguay. The final penalty (El último penal) / Carlos Abin -- Venezuela. Losers' afternoon (Tarde de perdedores) / Miguel Hidalgo Prince -- Credits.
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