Name: complete works and other stories
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Author: Augusto Monterroso

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Augusto Monterroso

Introduction by

Wilfrido H. Corral

Translated by

Edith Grossman

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.7x14x1.4 cm

Weight

0.23 kg.

ISBN13

9780292751842

Synopsis "complete works and other stories"

Augusto Monterroso is widely known for short stories characterized by brilliant satire and wit. Yet behind scathing allusions to the weaknesses and defects of the artistic and intellectual worlds, they show his generous and expansive sense of compassion.This book brings together for the first time in English the volumes Complete Works (and Other Stories) (Obras completas [y otros cuentos] 1959) and Perpetual Motion (Movimiento perpetuo 1972). Together, they reveal Monterroso as a foundational author of the new Latin American narrative.

Augusto Monterroso

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Augusto Monterroso (1921-2003) was a Honduran writer naturalized Guatemalan and exiled in Mexico. He is recognized as one of the masters of microfiction, noted for his concise and profound prose.

Monterroso received several awards, such as the Magda Donato Award (1970) and the Xavier Villaurrutia Award (1975). In 2000, he was honored with the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, acknowledging his literary contribution. His work has been translated into multiple languages and continues to be the subject of study and admiration in the literary field.

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