Se habla español
(An Anthology of Short Stories)
(The Latin American Experience in the US)
Author: Anthology/ Edited by Alberto Fuguet and Edmundo Paz Soldán
Our Price: $19.95
ISBN:
1-58150-676-1 #
of pages: 386
Publication date : 10/2000
Imprint: Alfaguara Format: Paper
Language: Spanish Orig. Language: Spanish
“Se habla español” smells like french
fries, tastes like Coca-Cola and hamburgers, but it also has the flavor of
nachos and salsa, and of mango-guava smoothies. This collection of short
stories reflects the Latin American experience in the United States. These
are works by 36 young writers who entered the literary world during the
’90s with a style described as serious, yet irreverent. Edited by
Edmundo Paz Soldán and Alberto Fuguet, this collection explores the space
occupied by the United States within the Latin American cultural imagery.
It illustrates the contradictions presented by the dream of material
progress and the nightmare of ruthless capitalism, and the fulfillment of
all desires over the mirage of a never- attainable promise.
