Argentinos: stories
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.59 (616 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003TFESQA |
| Format Type | : | |
| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sometimes it's OK to Judge a Book by its Cover femecovert Though I rarely judge a book by its cover, in this case, I couldn't help myself. As an accordion aficionado, I fell in love with the adorable Ziggy-like man peeking over my favorite instrument. I had a feeling this would be good.Of course, I'm no fool, and I read the sample before buying it. The opening story, Desamparo, hooked me. I had to exercise c. M. Hori said A Great Read Available Now For The First time In English. This is a collection of stories about ordinary people--lovers, friends, family--portrayed deftly by a very fine wordsmith and translated with the same skill. Worth a place on anyone's book case--especially those people interested in contemporary women's literature.
Andrew s University in Argentina. She is a member of PEN Center USA. Mariana Dietl is an Argentine-American writer with a major in International Relations from St. Her work can be found in hotmetalpress, Literary Chaos, Tertulia, Luces & Sombras, The Externalist, Revista Baquiana, Rattle, The Litchfield Review, Tonopah Preview and in Palabra. . She studied fiction writing at UCLA Extension and at
She is a member of PEN Center USA. Her work can be found in hotmetalpress, Literary Chaos, Tertulia, Luces & Sombras, The Externalist, Revista Baquiana, Rattle, The Litchfield Review, Tonopah Preview and in Palabra. Her novel, Confined (The Litchfield Review Press, 2009), was awarded The Litchfield Review s Fiction Prize. She worked for ClarÃÂn, the leading newspaper in that country, and for the Argentine Consulate in Los Angeles, as Chief Communications Officer. She studied fiction writing at UCLA Extension and at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center. . About the Author Mariana Dietl is an Argentine-American writer with a major in International Relations from St. Andrew s University in Argentina. Argentina: Se Me Hace Cuento, her first story collection, received third prize in UC Irvine s Chicano/Latino Literary Award and was published by Ahadada Books (Argentinos: Stories, Ahadada Books, 2010), and other stories were finalists i
In the ten stories that make up Argentinos: stories, the characters speak for themselves through their intimacy, their relationships and their unique challenges and experiences. None of the protagonists are famous or extraordinary; they are just people: lovers, strangers and couples who aside from their particular conflicts and notions share a need to survive and prevail in the impulsive and erratic Argentina of the new millennium. A dazed adulteress, an accordion missing keys, an encounter between strangers that may (or may not) have taken place, a fallen man rummaging through garbage, a young woman starting a new life in Spain, another one contemplating ending hers in Buenos Aires and a border dispute between beggars are a few of the subjects of Argentinos: stories. The Spanish version of this collection, Argentina: se me hace cuento, was awarded Third Prize in the UC Irvine Chicano/Latino Literary Award. Mariana Dietl is the recipient of The Litchfield Review's Fiction Prize for her novel, Confined, and has received honorable mentions in various contests from the U.S and abroad.