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This anthology represents a selection of the best contemporary Mexicann stories. It includes works from Carlos Fuentes, Rosario Castellanos, Juan José Arreola, and José Revueltas.

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This third volume includes the short stories found in Un tal Lucas, Queremos tanto a Glenda, and Deshoras.

 

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In this collection of humorous vignettes, the prolific and multifaceted Argentinean writer introduces readers to two characters that have become archetypes in popular culture: the “cronopios” that represent the dreamers, the poets, and the idealists; and the “famas” that symbolize those who love order. Cortázar was known as the great Cronopio

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Written between 1937 and 1945, the short stories included in La otra orilla represent Julio Cortázar’s first incursions into

 he field of fiction, a genre in which he would later become an undisputed master

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A collection of eight short stories written by one of the finest writers of the Latin American boom and a master storyteller: La autopista del sur, El otro cielo, La salud de los enfermos, Reunión, La señorita Cora, La isla a mediodía, Instrucciones para John Howell, and Todos los fuegos el fuego

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The greatest novel in Spanish literature is now available in this revised, hardbound edition, which was created after careful review of previous editions, both old and modern. Helpful notes support comprehension and a robust index includes maps, diagrams, illustrations, and a complete literary and historical study, with detailed information on the life and works of Cervantes

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A captivating collection of four short stories written by one of Mexico’s most celebrated writers. Set in modern Mexico City, the stories are inspired by an ancient Mexican hieroglyph that symbolizes the union of opposites that will create a third reality. In Fuentes’s stories, the opposites are the rich and the poor, the noble and the brutish, the street kids and the intellectuals.

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This collection gathers six excellent stories written by the great Mexican novelist, master of the short story genre, and winner of the prestigious Cervantes Prize

in 1987. In this anthology, readers will find Fuentes’s more realistic stories, dealing with social, moral, and political aspects of Mexican society. His command of

the Spanish language makes each of these stories a literary jewel

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This collection gathers nine of the best short stories written by the great Mexican writer Fuentes, winner of the most important international literary prizes.

Readers will find these paranormal stories full of ghosts, enchanted houses, and supernatural things. The collection publishes for the first time three of the

author’s masterpieces: El robot sacramentado, Un fantasma tropical, and Pantera en jazz, Fuentes’s first short story.

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In these short stories, one of the best-known living writers of the Spanish-speaking world uses the orange tree as an emblematic symbol of the mestizaje. This

collection describes the miseries of the Spanish conquest of America, the horrors of the European wars, and the exoticisms of modern life through unforgettable characters: a Portuguese sailor, a Spanish soldier, Cortés’s sons, and a Hollywood actor.

 

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This volume features six fantastic stories written by one of the greatest literary figures of the Spanish-speaking world. With contemporary settings, dazzling plots, and

a unique style, Fuentes captivates readers with these stories about supernatural beings, ghosts, demons, angels, apparitions, witches, and vampires who burst

into daily lives in an unexpected way to change the destiny of those they meet

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This novel portrays Carlos Fuentes’s best; it is aggressive, sharp, and powerful. With penetrating humor and frank narrative, the nine stories in this novel depict the rift that has occurred between the U.S. and Mexico in the last 200 years. But Fuentes also gives us an insight into the force of Mexican life and culture, and how it has been able to survive in spite of injustice and corruption.

 

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This is the most acclaimed Fuentes novel and one of the most significant ones of the Latin American boom. It narrates the last moments of the life of Artemio Cruz, a powerful and insensible man. Using new literary techniques, Fuentes offers an integral spectrum of the man’s life through different points of views, voices, perspectives, and flashbacks. A mustread for understanding the soul of modern Mexico

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This special edition celebrates this masterpiece’s fiftieth anniversary and the author’s eightieth birthday. Considered the first grand urban novel about post-revolutionary Mexico, it is a portrayal of Mexico City’s upper class and a critical view of its past and present. Includes a bibliography, a glossary of voices used in the novel, and an index of saints’ days.

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Life is good, everything is in order and you are happy. Then your boss gives you an unofficial assignment. Nothing complicated. He needs you to find a house for an eccentric Rumanian count, a house close to a ravine. Just when you thought your job was done, you realize that the nightmare has just begun. In this house without mirrors and walled windows, blood flows as fresh as it did five centuries before… and as sweet in Mexico City as in far away Rumania

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This second volume includes the short stories found in Historias de cronopios y de famas, Todos los fuegos el fuego, Ultimo round, Octaedro and Alguien que anda por ahí.

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Cortázar is a must for any reader. His stories brilliantly portray unlikely beings full of magic and tenderness. These stories are the greatest synthesis of his literary

work and are an opportunity to embark on an endless voyage, guided by the hand of a true master. Cortázar’s literature comes to life in three exceptional volumes

written by this immortal cronopio, one of the best

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Published for the first time in 1951, this is a collection of eight masterpieces by the great Argentinean writer. Perhaps the most famous short story is Casa tomada

(House Taken Over), which tells the story of a brother and sister living in an ancestral house that is slowly taken over by unknown intruders

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The opinions and viewpoints of the men and women of the 16th and 17th centuries are captured in these stories told by Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Francisco de Quevedo, María de Zayas, Baltasar Gracián, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.

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In this anthology, Gabriel García Márquez, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Alejo Carpentier, Julio Cortázar, Jorge Luis Borges, and Juan Rulfo feature Latin America’s finest contemporary stories.

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The first part of the book includes the work of Jorge Guillén, Vicente Aleixandre, Federico García Lorca, Dámaso Alonso, Luis Cernuda, and others. Critical essays on the social and cultural background of the works and studies of the poets themselves comprise the second part. Learn More

This anthology gathers the best ghost stories written during the second half of the 19th century through the first quarter of the 20th century. It includes “Madam Crowl’s Ghost” by Sheridan Le Fanu, “The Moonlit Road” by Ambrose Bierce, “The Signal-Man” by Charles Dickens, “The Canterville Ghost” by Oscar Wilde, “Maese Perez, the Organist” by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, “The Phantom Rickshaw” by Rudyard Kipling, and “Ok, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” by M.R. James.

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This is a collection of poems that covers Machado’s entire literary career. These selected poems reflect on mankind, one’s feelings, and basic preoccupations, all expressed in a lyrical form. The author also focuses on themes such as nature and history, and, at times, leaves behind reflections of his inner self.

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For lovers of timeless classics, this series of beautifully packaged and affordably priced editions of world literature encompasses a variety of literary genres, including theater, novels, poems, and essays. Learn More

In this book you will find a tableau of characters that portray the Spanish Golden Age and capture the spirit of that time. This includes a noble and a young gipsy fall in love and are forced to face the society they live in, a man loses his mind and believes he is made of glass, two naughty children learn the trick to survival, an old man tries to hide his young wife but is consumed by jealousy, and two dogs that strike up a long conversation where they discuss their owners in pretty unflattering terms.

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This is a commemorative edition of the Royal Spanish Academy and the Association of Spanish Language Academies. This chronologic itinerary of Pablo Neruda’s works weaves the writer’s prose and poetry, his letters and journalistic pieces, and his travel journals. This well-rounded edition is complemented with studies conducted by academics from different countries as well as specialists in Neruda’s work. It also includes a glossary of terms, an index, and an odd unpublished work by the poet titled “Crónica de San Pancho.”

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This is a selection of  short stories. The stories are organized chronologically and begin with Pablo Ramos' first publications. It confirms Pablo Ramos' statement in the prologue that says “This is not a book for boys, rather it is for giants, for the explorers of the wildest jungle: the timeless soul of a human being.” The stories include: :Para una noche de insomnio," "El triple robo de Bellamore," "El almohadón de plumas," "La insolación," "El hombre muerto," "La bella y la bestia," and many others.

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This is Quevedo’s only novel, and it is one of the most remarkable picaresque works. Don Pablo meets people from priests to noblemen as he tells his life story. Quevedo tries to criticize the Spanish culture and plays with words of many meanings. He includes notes to help the comprehension of the novel, social and cultural aspects of the time period, and an analysis of the novel.

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This is a fictional autobiography of a street boy’s “apprenticeship” to various cruel and treacherous masters such as a blind beggar, a miserly priest, and a bankrupt “gentleman.” This comical tale, written in Spain in 1554, is an artful satire full of extreme perseverance and brazen self-promotion.

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With an introduction by Luisa Valenzuela, this carefully selected anthology not only comprises Julio Cortazar’s best short stories but also contains a study of the author’s work by Anibal Jarkowski. Included in the book are Casa tomada, Continuidad de los parques, La noche boca arriba, Las armas secretas, Instrucciones para llorar, Simulacros, Conducta en los velorios and El otro cielo among others.

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This chanson de geste is considered Spanish literature’s first narrative work written in romance language. This song of heroic deeds tells the epic exploits of a Castilian gentleman named Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar. Having lost his honor after being accused of theft, the Cid will spend the final years of his life fighting to regain his honor by conquering the Moor kingdoms to the south of the peninsula. An exceptional style and vibrant episodes such as the conquest of Valencia or the betrayal of the infantrymen of Carrión make this a literary masterpiece. Included are a comprehensive study of the work and its time, in addition to explanatory notes to help the reader follow and understand the meaning of the work.

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Winner of the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize in 1961, this collection of stories, written by one of the most significant female writers of Latin America, exposes the suffering of the Chiapas people and the painful consequences of race and class degradation. Castellanos (1925–1974) received the most prestigious literary prizes in Mexican letters. She was a professor of literature in Mexico, the United States, and Israel

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