Complete Works and Other Stories (Paperback)
Monterroso, Augusto (Author)
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"Monterroso's microcuentos defy social and literary categories in this collection of brilliant satires that combine the first English-language versions of Obras completas y otros cuentos (1959) and Movimiento perpetuo (1972). Corral's 'Before and After Augusto Monterroso' and Grossman's competent translations make this volume an excellent introduct
Reviews
Sophisticated wit and playful surrealist fantasy dominate these ingenious and gently mocking tales, by a Guatemalan-born soul mate to the late Jorge Luis Borges. This first English translation of Monterroso's work offers t...
ISBN (SKU)
9780292751842
Pages
170
Weight
227g
Dimensions
216x140x13
Imprint
University of Texas Press
Published
01, January, 1996
Genres
Short Stories
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