This exciting collection celebrates the richness and variety of the Spanish short story, from the nineteenth century to the present day.
Featuring over fifty stories selected by revered translator Margaret Jull Costa, it blends old favourites and hidden gems - many of which have never before been translated into English - and introduces readers to surprising new voices as well as giants of Spanish literary culture, from Emilia Pardo Bazán and Leopoldo Alas, through Mercè Rodoreda and Manuel Rivas, to Ana Maria Matute and Javier Marìas.
Brimming with romance, horror, history, farce, strangeness and beauty, and showcasing alluring hairdressers, war defectors, vampiric mothers, and talismanic mandrake roots, the daring and entertaining assortment of tales in The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories will be a treasure trove for readers.
| ISBN: | 9780241390504 |
| Publication date: | 23rd February 2023 |
| Author: | Margaret Jull Costa |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 416 pages |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Modern and Contemporary Fiction Shorter Reads Fiction in translation |
This exciting collection celebrates the richness and variety of the Spanish short story, from the nineteenth century to the present day.
Featuring over fifty stories selected by revered translator Margaret Jull Costa, it blends old favourites and hidden gems - many of which have never before been translated into English - and introduces readers to surprising new voices as well as giants of Spanish literary culture, from Emilia Pardo Bazán and Leopoldo Alas, through Mercè Rodoreda and Manuel Rivas, to Ana Maria Matute and Javier Marìas.
Brimming with romance, horror, history, farce, strangeness and beauty, and showcasing alluring hairdressers, war defectors, vampiric mothers, and talismanic mandrake roots, the daring and entertaining assortment of tales in The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories will be a treasure trove for readers.
The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Shorter Reads, Fiction in translation
The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories was written by Margaret Jull Costa and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories has 416 pages
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