{"product_id":"mexican-short-stories-cuentos-mexicanos-paperback","title":"Mexican Short Stories\/Cuentos Mexicanos - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStanley Appelbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eStanley Appelbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreatly influenced by Europe's nineteenth-century literary trends, Mexico's writers crafted some of the most phenomenal prose fiction in Spanish America. This collection offers a rich sampling of significant Mexican short stories published from 1843 to 1918. Nine different tales range from the realism of López Portillo's \"Reloj sin dueño\" and the modernismo saturating Gutiérrez Nájera's La mañana de San Juan to the historical accuracy of Riva Palacio's Las mulas de Su Excelencia and the vivid romanticism of Amor secreto by Manuel Payno, named the father of Mexican short stories. \u003cbr\u003eEach story appears in its original Spanish text with expert English translations on each facing page. This dual-language edition features a fascinating new introduction and ample footnotes. An easy-reading pleasure for lovers of fine Spanish-language literature, it is also a valuable educational aid for students and teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanley Appelbaum served for decades as Dover's Editor in Chief until his retirement in 1996. He continues to work as a selector, compiler, editor, and translator of literature in a remarkable range of languages that includes Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Russian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.46 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 29, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756227035424,"sku":"9780486465395","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/09aee39f1720cc818e9d9f32a718edef.webp?v=1780076884","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mexican-short-stories-cuentos-mexicanos-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}