Spanish-American Short Stories / Cuentos hispanoamericanos: A Dual-Language Book

Spanish-American Short Stories / Cuentos hispanoamericanos: A Dual-Language Book

These seventeen stories from the Caribbean and Central and South America encompass a tremendous variety of subjects, settings, moods, and styles — from worldly sophistication to outright savagery. Ranging in publication dates from 1867 to 1922, each story is by a different writer from a different country. All are well-known names in Spanish-American literature — Rubén Darío, José Martí, Amado Nervo, Rómulo Gallegos, and Ricardo Palma — some of whom are otherwise distinguished as novelists, poets, diplomats, and statesmen. This dual-language edition features an informative introduction and ample footnotes, making it not only a pleasure to read but also a valuable educational aid for students and teachers of Spanish-American literature.

Spanish-American Short Stories / Cuentos hispanoamericanos: A Dual-Language Book - Table of Contents

Introduction

Juan Montalvo Gaspar Blondin / Gaspar Blondin

Rubén Darío El rubí / The Ruby

Ricardo Palma El alacrán de fray Gómez / Brother Gómez's Scorpion

José Martí La muñeca negra / The Black Doll

Darío Herrera La zamacueca / The Zamacueca

Baldomero Lillo La compuerta número 12 / Ventilation Door Number 12

Froilán Turcios Salomé / Salome

Francisco Gavidia La loba / The She-Wolf

Ricardo Jaimes Freyre En las montañas / In the Mountains

Leopoldo Lugones La lluvia de fuego / The Rain of Fire

Fabio Fiallo El beso / The Kiss

Horacio Quiroga A la deriva / Adrift

Eloy Fariña Núñez La muerte de Pan / The Death of Pan

Tomás Carrasquilla San Antoñito / Little Saint Anthony

Rafael Arévalo Martínez El hombre que parecía un caballo / The Man Who Was Like a Horse

Amado Nervo El diamante de la inquietud / The Diamond of Uneasiness

Rómulo Gallegos Los inmigrantes / The Immigrants