Masterworks of Latin American short fiction : eight novellas /
edited by Cass Canfield, Jr. ; introduction by Ilan Stavans.
- New York : Icon Editions, 1996.
- xxii, 385 p.
The incredible and sad tale of innocent Eréndira and her heartless grandmother / Gabriel García Márquez -- Miss Florence's trunk / Ana Lydia Vega -- I heard her sing / G. Cabrera Infante -- The snow of the admiral / Alvaro Mutis -- The road to Santiago / Alejo Carpentier -- The pursuer / Julio Cortázar -- My uncle, the jaguar / João Guimarães Rosa -- The daisy dolls / Felisberto Hernández.
"Translations of works by eminent writers (Cabrera Infante, Carpentier, Cortázar, García Márquez, Guimarães Rosa, Felisberto Hernández, Mutis, Ana Lydia Vega) reprinted from previous editions. Accomplished, excellent translators in all cases. Strong locating introduction by Stavans describes trajectory of novella in Latin America, historical antecedents, and current practices. Short bio-bibliographies of authors. Unusual volume for its varied selection of writers"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
0064315029 (pbk.)
Latin American fiction--Translations into English.--20th century