Short stories by Latin American women

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Celia Correas de Zapata, an internationally recognized expert in the field of Latin American fiction written by women, has collected stories by thirty-one authors from fourteen countries, translated into English by such renowned scholars and writers as Gregory Rabassa and Margaret Sayers Peden. Contributors include Dora Alonso, Rosario Ferré, Elena Poniatowska, Ana Lydia Vega, and Luisa Valenzuela. The resulting book is a literary tour de force, stories written by women in this hemisphere that speak to cultures throughout the world. In her Foreword, Isabel Allende states, "This anthology is so valuable; it lays open the emotions of writers who, in turn, speak for others still shrouded in silence.

subjects: Translations into English,  Women authors,  Latin American Short stories,  Latin American fiction,  Short stories, women authors,  Short stories, latin american,  Latin american fiction--women authors,  Latin american fiction--women authors--translations into english,  Short stories, latin american--translations into english,  Latin american fiction--20th century--translations into english,  Pq7087.f5 s46 2003,  863/.01089287/098

Times: 20th century