Tag Archive | Short Stories
Short Story Writer Juan Eduardo Zúñiga Profiled at Lecturas Sumergidas
The fascinating site Lecturas Sumergidas has an interesting profile and review of Juan Eduardo Zúñiga and his book, Misterios de las noches y los días. Zúñiga is little known in the English speaking world but his stories are a real revelation since I’ve started reading them. He is a master of the sentence, for one […]
New Collection of Ana María Shua Short Stories, Contra el tiempo, Edited by Samanta Schweblin
Páginas de Espuma recently published a collection of short stories from the Argentine writer Ana María Shua. What caught my interest is Samanta Schweblin, one of the short story writers I mention on this blog with a certain frequency is the editor. The collection is the third in the Vivir del Cuento series from Páginas […]
El último libro de Sergi Pámies (Sergi Pámies’ Last Book) by Sergi Pámies – A Review
El último libro de Sergi Pámies (Sergi Pámies’ Last Book) Version del autor Sergi Pámies Anagrama, 2000, pg 139 Sergi Pámies is a Catalan short story writer, novelist and journalist whose work has been widely translated in Europe but has yet to have a collection come out in English yet. He’s probably as well known […]
Short Story “Natalia Franz” by Edgardo Cozarinsky at Contemporary Argentine Writers
Contemporary Argentine Writers has a short story from the Argentine writer, Edgardo Cozarinsky, called Natalia Franz. It’s worth a read: I had been observing her for some time. Openly at first, not hiding my fascination with her face, which appeared to be designed by scalpel. Later, my glances were furtive; I was afraid that my […]
Airships by Barry Hannah – A Review
Airships Barry Hannah Grove Press, (Original publishing date) 1978, pg 209 Barry Hannah was a master of a certain style of American short story, one that prizes a discontinuity of humor and the absurd over more common modes of the perfectly wrought short story as in his contemporaries, such as Carver. Certainly there is an […]
The Micro Short Story in Spanish – A New Collection and an Overview
El Pais has an overview of a new collection of micro short stories in Spanish, edited by Fernando Valls whose blog La Nave de los Locos is a must if you are interested in the Spanish language short story, and published by Menoscuarto, called Mar de pirañas (Sea of Piranas). Mar de pirañas (Menos cuarto) […]
Andrés Neuman on the Guatemalan Writer Augusto Monterroso
A couple interesting articles about the Guatemalan writer Augusto Monterroso appeared in El Pais recently. One is from a favorite of the blog, Andrés Neuman, who gives a good account of how Monterroso, in the midst of the Boom, went in completely the opposite direction, eschewing the nation building novels and looking towards the humorous […]
A Few More Memorials About Medardo Fraile
Over the week several more interesting memorials for Medardo Fraile have come out that are worth reading. The show Ojo Critico has a memorial. Jose Maria Merino wrote a quick memorial. Fernando Valls has one of the more interesting ones. Juan Ángel Juristo And finally one from Miguel Angel Munoz.
Gabriela nada – Short Story from Andrés Neuman at Pagina 12
Pagina 12 has a short story from Andrés Neuman called Gabriela nada. Don’t miss the little piece El cuento por su autor. ¿Quién se anima a nadar hasta El Cerrito?, preguntó Gabriela con cara de, no sé, de algo mojado y muy luminoso. Me imagino una galletita del tamaño del sol, una galletita enorme hundiéndose […]
Spanish Short Story Writer Medardo Fraile Has Died
The Spanish short story writer Medardo Fraile (1925-2013) has died. While not known well in English, he is considered one of the best of his generation, which included Aldecoa, Martín Gaite, Sánchez Ferlosio, Matute, and Fernández Santos. The writers of later generations such as Navarro, Tizón, Sáez de Ibarra have recognized his work, which is realistic […]
Short Story Black Holes by Samanta Schweblin up at Contemporary Argentine Writers
Dario at Contemporary Argentine Writers has published a translation of Samanta Schweblin’s Black Holes from her collection El Núcleo del Disturbio. Dr. Ottone halts in the corridor and begins to balance on the balls of his feet, very slowly at first, with his eyes fixed on one of the hospital’s black and white floor tiles, […]
8 Untranslated Spanish Authors at Words Without Borders
Words Without Borders has a great edition this month featuring 8 untranslated Spanish authors. This is an exciting edition because it features one of my favorites, Cristina Fernández Cubas. It has several I don’t know well, but Juan Eduardo Zúñiga is someone I’ve been looking forward to for some time and will be reading this […]
Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling – a Review / Reflection
Plain Tales from the Hills Rudyard Kipling Introduction Edited with an introduction by Kaori Nagai Penguin Classics, 2011, pg 292 I wanted to know, is Kipling readable? Is there something more to him than jungle stories or a colonial apologies? And what is he like as a craftsman? He was immensely popular once, but that […]
Short Story “Carpe Diem” by Abelardo Castillo Available at Contemporary Argentine Writers
Dario has published an English translation of the short story “Carpe Diem” by Abelardo Castillo at Contemporary Argentine Writers. It is a interesting story and has some nice touches, especially the way the he plays with how narrators describe things. “She liked the sea and walking barefoot in the street. She wanted to have kids. […]
Cristina Fernández Cubas Has Published a New Novel – La puerta entreabierta
One of my favorite short story writers, Cristina Fernández Cubas, has published a new novel called, La puerta entreabierta (The Half Open Door). It is her first work since the death of her husband several years ago, and marks a bit of a transition for her. When she was trying to write after her husband’s […]
Finalists for the Spanish Short Story Prize Premio Ribera del Duero Anounced
The short list fr the third Premio Ribera del Duero for short stories in Spanish has been announced. I have only read one of these authors, Tizon, which I reviewed in my article on the Spanish Short story. I didn’t realize he had a new book last year. Rossi sounds familiar as does Padilla, but I haven’t read them. […]
Inteview and Overview of Patricio Pron’s New Book of Short Stories
El Pais has a review/interview with Patricio Pron about his new collection of short stories. It sounds interesting: Sea como fuere, la escasa creatividad de sus colegas es también el tema central de Un jodido día perfecto sobre la tierra, uno de los cuentos del libro. En ello, Pron relata la insoportable y autobiográfica experiencia […]
The Complete (More or Less) Stories of Javier Tomeo Reviewed at Cultura/s
I’ve been watching the press about Javier Tomeo’s Cuentos completos, de Javier Tomeo, for a few weeks now. He is a Spanish writer who sounds interesting and definitely different. Sergi Bellver has a good review of the book that gives a good idea of what kind of writer he is. (You can read an excerpt […]
“An Unlucky Man” by Samanta Schweblin Translated at Contemporary Argentine Writers Blog
Update 1/30/2013 Schweblin’s has expressed interest in finding a forum for publishing the story. As such Bard has been asked to take the translation down for the time being. When ever the story is published I will be sure to let you know. Dario’s blog is still worth taking a look at. Edited Post The […]
Roberto Bolaño Short Stories Overview at the Guardian UK
The Guardian UK has a good overview of some of Roberto Bolaño’s short stories. (Tip: make sure you read through the comments. There is further suggestions of what to read from the author, Chris Power) It is impossible to write about any one strand of Bolaño’s work in isolation, because nearly all of it inhabits […]
