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

by Appelbaum, Stanley; Appelbaum, Stanley

• ISBN13: 9780486441238
• ISBN10: 0486441237
• Edition: Bilingual
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-26
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

These 17 stories from the Caribbean and Central and South America encompass a tremendous variety of subjects, settings, and styles, and range in publication from 1867 to 1922. All are well-known names in world literature, including Rubeacute;n Dariacute;o, Joseacute; Martiacute;, Amado Nervo, Roacute;mulo Gallegos, and Ricardo Palma. This dual-language edition features an informative introduction.

Author Biography

Stanley Appelbaum served for decades as Dover's Editor in Chief until his retirement in 1996. He continues to work as a selector, compiler, editor, and translator of literature in a remarkable range of languages that includes Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Russian.

Table of Contents

Introduction	v
[1867; Ecuador]
JUAN MONTALVO (1832-1889)
Gaspar Blondin	2	(1)
Gaspar Blondin	3	(5)
[1888; Nicaragua]
RUBÉN DARIO (1867-1916)
El rubs	8	(1)
The Ruby	9	(9)
[1889; Peru]
RICARDO PALMA (1833-1919)
El alacrán de fray Gómez	18	(1)
Brother Gómez's Scorpion	19	(10)
[1889; Cuba]
JOSÉ MARTI (1853-1895)
La muñeca negra	29	(1)
The Black Doll	29	(11)
[1903; Panamá]
DARIO HERRERA (1870-1914)
La zamacueca	40	(1)
The Zamacueca	41	(5)
[1904; Chile]
BALDOMERO LILLO (1867-1923)
La compuerta número 12	46	(1)
Ventilation Door Number 12	47	(11)
[1904; Honduras]
FROILÁN TURCIOS (1875-1943)
Salomé	58	(1)
Salome	59	(5)
[1905; El Salvador]
FRANCISCO GAVIDIA (1863-1955)
La loba	64	(1)
The She-Wolf	65	(11)
[1906; Bolivia]
RICARDO JAMES FREYRE (1868-1933)
En las montañas	76	(1)
In the Mountains	77	(7)
[1906; Argentina]
LEOPOLDO LUGONES (1874-1938)
La lluvia de fuego	84	(1)
The Rain of Fire	85	(17)
[1908; República Dominicana]
FABIO FIALLO (1866-1942)
El beso	102	(1)
The Kiss	103	(1)
[1912; Uruguay]
HORACIO QUIROGA (1878-1937)
A la deriva	104	(1)
Adrift	105	(5)
[1914; Paraguay]
ELOY FARIÑA NÚÑEZ (1885-1929)
La muerte de Pan	110	(1)
The Death of Pan	111	(5)
[1914; Colombia]
TOMÁS CARRASQUILLA (1858-1940)
San Antoñito	116	(1)
Little Saint Anthony	117	(21)
[1915; Guatemala]
RAFAEL ARÉVALO MARTiNEZ (1884-1975)
El hombre que parecia un caballo	138	(1)
The Man Who Was Like a Horse	139	(19)
[1917; México]
AMADO NERVO (1870-1919)
El diamante de la inquietud	158	(1)
The Diamond of Uneasiness	159	(55)
[1922; Venezuela]
RÓMULO GALLEGOS (1884-1969)
Los inmigrantes	214	(1)
The Immigrants	215