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A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America
By Thomas Colchie (editor)
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Publisher Plume
Publication date November 1, 1992
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780452268661
ISBN-10 0452268664
Dimensions 1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight 1 lbs.
Original list price $20.00
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Summary
A collection of stories from Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean includes such modern classics as 'The Circular Ruins' by Jorge Luis Borges and Alejo Carpentier's 'Journey Back to the Source' (view table of contents)
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Introduction

One: The River Plate

Horacio Quiroga: The Dead Man
Julia Cortázar: Axolotl
Armonía Somers: Waiting for Polidoro
Jorge Luís Borges: The Circular Ruins
Juan Carlos Onetti: The Dog Will Have Its Day
Adolfo Bioy Casares: The Idol
Manuel Puig: Relative Humidity 95%

Two: Chile

Isabel Allende: Toad's Mouth

Three: Brazil

Jorge Amado: The Miracle of the Birds
Murilo Rubião: The Ex-Magician from the Minhota Tavern
Clarice Lispector: Love
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis: The Psychiatrist
Moacyr Scliar: The Plagues
João Guimarães Rosa: The Third Bank of the River
João Ubaldo Ribeiro: It Was a Different Day When They Killed the Pig
Lygia Fagundes Telles: The Corset
Rubem Fonseca: Lonelyhearts
Paulo Emílio Salles Gomes: Twice with Helena

Four: Mexico

Carlos Fuentes: The Doll Queen
Juan Rulfo: Luvina

Five: The Caribbean

Rosario Ferré: The Gift
Reinaldo Arenas: Bestial Among the Flowers
Ana Lydia Vega: Story-Bound
Gabriel García Márquez: The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship
Guillermo Cabrera Infante: The Phantom of the Essoldo
Alejo Carpentier: Journey Back to the Source



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9780452268661 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $20.00
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