Full Description
This highly successful short fiction collection introduces the Intermediate Spanish student to major Hispanic writers from both Spain and Spanish America, including, among others, Ana Maria Matute, Horacio Quiroga, Julio Cortazar, and Jorge Luis Borges. Each of the short works in this anthology is intended to be read in one sitting. A wide variety of language developmental exercises, such as vocabulary study and strategy building, accompany the readings. An alternate version of this book is also available for customization through McGraw-Hill's Primis services.
Contents
PRIMER PASOMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra: El loco de SevillaDon Juan Manuel: Lo que sucedio a un dean de Santiago con don Illan, el mago de Toledo Marco Denevi: ApocalipsisAugusto Monterroso: El eclipseSandra Cisneros: La casa en Mango StreetSEGUNDO PASOVisiones de EspanaAna Maria Matute El arbol de oro RafaelEl ausenteCivilizacion y barbarieHoracio Quiroga Los buques suicidantesEl almohadon de plumasA la derivaMas alla de la realidadJulio Cortazar Continuidad de los parquesLa casa tomadaLa noche boca arribaEl mundo de los espejosJorge Luis Borges Emma ZunzLas ruinas circularesEl SurTERCER PASOLuisa Valenzuela: La drogaSoledad Puertolas: La indiferencia de Eva Elena Poniatowska: El recadoGabriel Garcia Marquez: El ahogado mas hermoso del mundo