About this book
"Monterroso assembles a few of the 'essays' and articles he published after Tríptico (see item #bi2001002185#). His commitment to progressive ideas is unquestioned, and here he shows how a master imparts lessons. Equally unquestionable is his commitment to Western literature and its undeniable importance to Latin America. We read about Mayakovski, Virginia Woolf, Julian Barnes, Erasmus, Thomas Moore, and John Aubrey. Yet he always returns to Latin American masters (actually his peers): Borges, Rulfo, Onetti, Neruda. This book is proof that Monterroso does not repeat himself. There are wonderful essays on the advantages of underdevelopment and the theory of the short story. This collection ought to be translated immediately"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
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Romance literature
About the author
Augusto Monterroso
1921 – 2003
Augusto Monterroso Bonilla (Tegucigalpa, 21 de diciembre de 1921-Ciudad de México, 7 de febrero de 2003), conocido como Tito Monterroso, fue un escritor hondureño, nacionalizado guatemalteco y exiliado en México. Es considerado uno de los maestros de la minificción y, de forma breve, abordó temáticas complejas y fascinantes. Fue miembro de la academia hondureña de la lengua. ---------- Augusto Monterroso Bonilla (Tegucigalpa, 21 December 1921–Mexico City, 7 February 2003), known as Tito Monterroso, was a Honduran writer who became a Guatemalan national and lived in exile in Mexico. He is considered one of the masters of microfiction and, in a concise manner, addressed complex and f…
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