“A Few Words About Short Stories,” Augusto Monterroso Born in Teguscigalpa, Honduras, Augusto Monterroso (1921- 2003) is mainly known as a Guatemalan writer. In his early life in Guatemala city, where his family relocated in 1936, Monterroso began to publish his short stories and was one of the founders of El Espectador with several other […]
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September
22
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, Beth Hoffman
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***** Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Author: Beth Hoffman First Edition: Viking, 2010 This edition: Kindle edition, Viking 2010 Original language: English Awards: Southern Independent Booksellers Award Okra Pick Summary: From Amazon.com: “Twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt is in trouble. For years, she has been the caretaker of her psychotic mother, Camille-the tiara-toting, lipstick-smeared laughingstock of an entire town-a […]
Mario Vargas Llosa Internet Resources
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Mario Vargas Llosa Bio English Español Nobelprize.orgWikipedia Biography.com Wikipedia.es Mundolatino.org Novels/ Novelas English Español The Time of the Hero, (la ciudad y los perros) The Green House, (La casa verde) Conversation in the Cathedral (Conversación en la catedral) Captain Pantoja and the Special Service, (Pantaleón y las visitadoras) Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter , (La […]
August
28
Advice on writing a novel by Mario Vargas Llosa
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Mario Vargas Llosa (1936, Perú) was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature in recognition of his remarkable career and body of work as a writer. The Academy awarded him the Prize “for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual’s resistance, revolt, and defeat.” He has written over 30 […]
August
28
The Writer’s Decalogue: Ten* suggestions for writers, Augusto Monterroso
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Augusto Monterroso (1921-2003) was most well known for his very short stories. His story, “The Dinosaur,” is often referred to as the shortest short story in literature. In Spanish, it has just seven words: Cuando despertó, el dinosaurio todavía estaba allí. When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there. Other stories, like “The Eclipse” are […]
August
27
Jorge Luis Borges On Writing Short Stories: El Zahir
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Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) is one of the best-known Latin American writers. It is difficult to summarize Borges in a few sentences. The best way to get to know Borges is to read his stories. Many think he was a genius. His short stories are unique and let the reader step away from reality for […]
August
26
Horacio Quiroga’s Ten Rules For Writing A Perfect Short Story
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Horacio Quiroga’s Ten Rules For Writing A Short Story Horacio Quiroga (1878-1937) was an Uruguayan poet, playwright, and short story writer. He is considered to be one of the best Latin American short story writers of all time. His stories like “The Decapitated Chicken” and “The Son,” are deliciously bizarre and really grip the reader. […]
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