tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post5790685841767551009..comments2024-03-25T22:38:46.822+08:00Comments on in lieu of a field guide: Masterworks of Latin American Short FictionRisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-47652771639870324412012-07-28T19:47:08.368+08:002012-07-28T19:47:08.368+08:00Fantastic that you mentioned the Echevarría story/...Fantastic that you mentioned the Echevarría story/novella was in the Oxford anthology. Because I have had that book for some time. I must look in the TOC of that book soon.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-13625331206030546942012-07-28T09:40:34.458+08:002012-07-28T09:40:34.458+08:00Fascinating. I have just read two, both from the ...Fascinating. I have just read two, both from the sub-list, one of them <i>just this minute</i>. I mean, I posted about it just this minute. The Echevarría story belongs on that list.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-57057957219886151622012-07-16T17:02:11.774+08:002012-07-16T17:02:11.774+08:00Gary, I think it's the only survey of Latin Am...<b>Gary</b>, I think it's the only survey of Latin American novellas available so far. And yes, it's ideal for anyone interested in modern Latin American writing.<br /><br /><b>Richard</b>, the publishers should be consulting you on Spanish writings the English world are deprived of.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-1341128922814073642012-07-16T01:44:29.346+08:002012-07-16T01:44:29.346+08:00Rise, I'll add Rodrigo Rey Rosa's 1996 The...Rise, I'll add Rodrigo Rey Rosa's 1996 <em>The Good Cripple</em> from Guatemala and Fogwill's 1982 <em>Malvinas Requiem</em> from Argentina as candidates for your list of a more modern Lat Am novella anthology. Haven't read the Fogwill yet, but both Rey Rosa and Fogwill come from traditions that seem to not be partic. interested in the Boom authors (if at all). Fogwill's &Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-64001279885217730482012-07-16T00:03:35.371+08:002012-07-16T00:03:35.371+08:00Great post & although dated this sounds like a...Great post & although dated this sounds like an ideal book for someone looking for an overview of this literature & as to your addition have both the Bolano(read) and the Verissimo (yet to read). totally agree with your comment on anthologies being a way to discover new writers, last year discovered some great writers through Granta's Spanish language writers.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-72634172412708948632012-07-15T21:08:47.750+08:002012-07-15T21:08:47.750+08:00Tony, nothing really. I do like magic realism in s...<b>Tony</b>, nothing really. I do like magic realism in some books. <i>One Hundred Years of Solitude</i>, for one, uses it very well and to great effect. It's prone to abuse though, by writers who do not have the discipline to use it or who use it gratuitously. There's a tendency to use magical elements that are not otherwise supported by context.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-31130378829786388962012-07-15T20:47:59.398+08:002012-07-15T20:47:59.398+08:00Caroline, The Snow of the Admiral was a discovery....<b>Caroline</b>, <i>The Snow of the Admiral</i> was a discovery. Nothing seems to happen in it, and the ending is almost predetermined and yet I liked it very much. Stu is very enthusiastic about the whole of <i>Three Trapped Tigers</i> and based on this particular excerpt from it, it's bound to be a good read. Your distinction makes sense to me. It's got to be a combination of technique Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-73254525031167407282012-07-15T20:38:45.958+08:002012-07-15T20:38:45.958+08:00Richard, there really remains some gray areas in d...<b>Richard</b>, there really remains some gray areas in distinguishing between story & novella. I don't think a threshold (say, fiction more than 30 pages = novella) will solve the classification. I would say the 'novelistic' content of a piece matters too. Same length issue between novella & novel. I picked out the short novels of Bolaño and Vallejo for lack of choices. Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-18173974637101798522012-07-15T20:12:58.755+08:002012-07-15T20:12:58.755+08:00Scott, I figure the best way to discover new write...<b>Scott</b>, I figure the best way to discover new writers is reading anthologies where one gets to sample different works in small doses. <i>The Daisy Dolls</i> is really wonderful for its understated horror. It's from a collection called <i>Piano Stories</i>. Aira is probably the most prolific novella writer (novellist?) in the world.<br /><br /><b>nicole</b>, I do think Bolaño studied Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-8481256102459977732012-07-15T19:05:20.708+08:002012-07-15T19:05:20.708+08:00And what have you got against magical realism anyw...And what have you got against magical realism anyway? ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-36957193754426260022012-07-15T14:36:33.213+08:002012-07-15T14:36:33.213+08:00This sounds like an amazing collection. I was of c...This sounds like an amazing collection. I was of course very interested how you would like the Mutis. It sounds as good as the one I read but different. It seems this novella is the most Conrad-like and I can see why. I'm looking forward to reading it soon as well. <br />Most of the other noevllas sound good too. I'm particularly interested in Cabre Infante. I have the novel and need to Carolinehttp://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-51273419128587147912012-07-15T11:21:50.415+08:002012-07-15T11:21:50.415+08:00Killer post, Rise! I've only read the García ...Killer post, Rise! I've only read the García Márquez novella out of the eight included, but I hope to get to at least one more of those before the month is over. In terms of the novella vs. short story question, it's funny to see the Cortázar included as a novella as I've always thought of it as a short story. I guess the page count's about right, though. My version of the Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-50823321029293761572012-07-15T10:50:51.833+08:002012-07-15T10:50:51.833+08:00The Pursuer is the only one of these I've read...<em>The Pursuer</em> is the only one of these I've read, but it was <em>my</em> runaway favorite as well in a collection of Cortázar short stories (and, perhaps, novellas). And great point about Bolaño getting some jazz influence from him.<br /><br />I saw this collection recently and wondered about it, since I wasn't familiar with the titles themselves. Sounds interesting.nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532641082944082516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-80607358476117420862012-07-15T00:11:24.498+08:002012-07-15T00:11:24.498+08:00What a wealth of suggestions here, including for s...What a wealth of suggestions here, including for some writers I don't know in the least. I'm particularly intrigued by the Hernández story: I love the title. Most of all, though, I look forward to one day seeing that new anthology you propose (I'm reading <i>Ghosts</i> right now).seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.com