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A Thousand Forests in One Acorn: An Anthology of Spanish-Language Fiction

This collection brings together twenty-eight of the greatest Spanish writers of the twentieth century, from Aurora Venturini—who received a prize from Borges as a young girl—to Carlos Fuentes to Horacio Castellanos Moya. Each author is interviewed about his/her influences and about why the section s/he selected is "the high-point" of his/her career. Excellent introduction to contemporary Spanish literature.

Audience
adult
Length
epic · 717 pages

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