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Covering some of the best Mexican short story writing, Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction offers an anthology of stories translated from Spanish to English for the first time, all written by some of Mexico’s finest authors born after 1945. The short fiction ranges from the intellectually stimulating to the humorous with everything in between; but be it serious or funny, it’s all great writing that will keep the reader hooked.
Part of the Latin American Literature Series published by Dalkey Archive Press, Best of Contemporary Fiction contains both the English translations and the original Spanish; English on the right hand page, Spanish on the left. If you haven’t read many translated works, translations can sometimes be a little jerky or feel contrived. I have never experienced that in any of the books published by Dalkey, and I certainly don’t here. The English versions read smoothly, and Spanish speakers will enjoy reading the stories in the original. As an English speaker, I’m happy to see the stories of Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction translated, thus reaching a larger audience of enthusiastic readers, of which I am certainly one.
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I love to read and I could also share the book with my Spanish friends
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I’d love to win this book. I’ve read a few hispanic literature items but not very many so I’d like to try some more. Thanks.
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sounds like quite a read thanks for the giveaway
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I love to read! I’m a book junkie. I also teach English, and this seems like a good source for interesting material.
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i have a long metro commute, i always need good reading material!
I like that the books has both the original Spanishand translate English versions side by side.
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I like to read!
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I’m a poet myself (who has also published short stories) and there is no doubt that this collection of Mexican literature would be intense and involving for me to read!
I’m rather ignorant and would like to change that. Con permiso!
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My husband’s loves to read, his parents were from Mexico and he feels detached from his heritage –he’s frustrated that he has trouble finding writing from Mexico.
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I would like to read these to get a different perspective from different cultures
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I like to read other countries’ literature. I haven’y read antyhing from Mexico. This would be great.
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Pick Me! Pick Me! I’d love to learn more about Mexican literature! I usually read things from South America, so this would be great! Please enter me in your contest ~ thanks!
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My Maternal Grandparents were from Mexico so it’s a subject that I’m very interested in and have read the genre a lot.
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I’d love to read the literature because it is such wonderful reading!
I was a Spanish major in college and really enjoy reading Latino literature.
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