Short Stories by Latin American Women: The Magic and the Real

dora alonso isabel allende

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.”

Genres short storiesfictionmagical realismliteratureanthologieswomensfeminismlatin americanadult fictionschool

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 14,2003

This edition

Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Published: January 14, 2003 by Modern Library
ISBN: 9780812967074
ASIN: 0812967070
Language: English

About the author

dora alonso

Born Doralina de la Caridad Alonso-Perez, was a journalist and writer who worked in both print and radio. She wrote novels, short stories, poetry, theater and children's literature. She was also a radio and television script writer and a war correspondent.