{"product_id":"complete-works-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Complete Works and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAugusto Monterroso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugusto Monterroso is widely known for short stories characterized by brilliant satire and wit. Yet behind scathing allusions to the weaknesses and defects of the artistic and intellectual worlds, they show his generous and expansive sense of compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book brings together for the first time in English the volumes \u003ci\u003eComplete Works (and Other Stories) (Obras completas [y otros cuentos]\u003c\/i\u003e 1959) and \u003ci\u003ePerpetual Motion (Movimiento perpetuo\u003c\/i\u003e 1972). Together, they reveal Monterroso as a foundational author of the new Latin American narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugusto Monterroso is the internationally renowned author of nine books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Black Sheep and Other Fables.\u003c\/i\u003e A resident of Mexico since 1956, he won the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize, Mexico's highest literary honor, in 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdith Grossman is an award-winning translator of contemporary Latin American literature. Her recent publications include \u003ci\u003eStrange Pilgrims\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOf Love and Other Demons, \u003c\/i\u003e by Gabriel García Márquez, and \u003ci\u003eMaqroll\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Maqroll, \u003c\/i\u003e by Alvaro Mutis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 170\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.53 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762692948256,"sku":"9780292751842","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5a260cc6422d27c0beb847d000dc6a62_835fd165-a192-4aca-91e6-e96a7c5fed59.webp?v=1780223552","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/complete-works-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}