The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories
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The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories

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This exciting new 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 Marías. 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.

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Weight 0.65 kg
Dimensions 3.79 × 16.26 × 24.06 cm
PubliCanadation City/Country

United Kingdom
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Format

Hardback
Language

Pages

416
Publisher

Year Published

2021-8-10
Imprint

ISBN 10

0241390478
About The Author

Margaret Jull Costa has translated the works of many Spanish and Portuguese writers, among them novelists: Javier Marías, José Saramago and Eça de Queiroz, and poets: Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Mário de Sá-Carneiro and Ana Luísa Amaral. Her work has brought her numerous prizes, most recently, the 2018 Premio Valle-Inclán for On the Edge by Rafael Chirbes. In 2014, she was awarded an OBE for services to literature.

An inspiring, interesting, thorough, beautifully-translated collection. The range – stylistic and thematic – of the volume is fascinating … There isn't really a dud story in the book … In presenting these and other wonderful things, Jull Costa has carried out a great service to English readers—Literary Review

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