Caistor, Nick (editor)

London. 1989. Faber & Faber. 1st British Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0571153593. 188 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Michael Bennallack-Hart. keywords: Literature Translated Latin America Anthology. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Latin American short stories of the sixties and seventies were considered to be among the best in the world. Writers such as Borges, Rulfo, Carpentier, and Garcia Marquez produced remarkable and exhilarating work that found a receptive audience in Britain and North America. In FABER BOOK OF CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN SHORT STORIES Nick Caistor sets out to explore the wealth of fiction produced since this so-called boom. With stories from Isabel Allende, Joao Ubaldo Ribeiro and other, as yet unfamiliar names, this exciting and diverse collection demonstrates that the creative upsurge continues to flourish. The twenty stories represent work from the whole continent, including the United States. Many are published here in English for the firs time. They are exciting proof of the enduring vitality of a literature that continues to defy categorization and to enjoy a worldwide appeal. CONTENTS: Acknowledgements; Introduction; ARGENTINA - Uncle Facundo/ISIDORO BLAISTEN; Aunt Lila/DANIEL MOYANO; Up Among the Eagles/LUISA VALENZUELA; BRAZIL - Alaindelon de la Patrie/JOAO UBALDO RIBEIRO; Peace and War/MOACYR SCLIAR; CHILE - The Judge's Wife/ISABEL ALLENDE; CUBA - Goodbye Mother/REINALDO ARENAS; GUATEMALA - Woman in the Middle/ARTURO ARIAS; The Proof/RODRIGO REY ROSA; MEXICO - Martina's Wardrobe/JESUS GARDEA; The Trip/MARIA LUISA PUGA; NICARAGUA - Saint Nikolaus/SERGIO RAMIREZ; Chicken for Three/FERNANDO SILVA; PARAGUAY - Under Orders/HELIO VERA; PERU - Anorexia with Scissors/ALFREDO BRYCE ECHENIQUE; UNITED STATES - The Rites/ROLANDO HINOJOSA; URUGUAY - The Rest is Lies/EDUARDO GALEANO; Presence/JUAN CARLOS ONETTI; The Museum of Vain Endeavours/CRISTINA PEN ROSSI; VENEZUELA - The Game/LUIS BRITTO GARCIA; Notes on Authors. inventory #13942 ISBN: 0571153593.