Granta 113: The Best of Young Spanish Language NovelistsFrom Borges to Garca Mrquez, Vargas Llosa, Maras or Bolao , the Spanish language has given us some of the 20th century's most beloved writers. But as the reach of Spanish culture extends far beyond Spain and Latin America, and the US tilts towards a majority Hispanic population, the time is right to ask who and what is next in Spanish-language fiction? |
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... asked, the majority expressed scepticism, with varying degrees of reticence, nervousness or irony about the idea of an author having an active role in public life. Mario Vargas Llosa, whose bid for the presidency of Peru in 1990 was the ...
... (asking for another). There is an exchange of glances. The Brasileira breathes in deeply and explains that she has only a beginning. The maestro smiles: all you need for a story is the beginning. He asks her to speak up, and he zips up ...
... asked about Carlitos. She wanted to know what he liked. What games he played. If we saw each other a lot. If I could bring him to the park sometime. I did all I could to ignore what she was trying to tell me, but finally I had to admit ...
... asking questions. They were probably confident an admiral's son would not be arrested. At first, no one believed that Manuel's detention would last too long. It had to be a mistake. Or the admiral would make certain it was a mistake ...
... asked: 'Listen, do you remember the afternoon when I left you with Carlitos? Did you do anything? Even just a kiss?' 'Nothing,' she said. 'I tried, that afternoon and many other afternoons, but he only wanted to show me his baseball ...
Contents
CONDITIONS FOR THE REVOLUTION Pola Oloixarac | |
THE HOTEL LIFE Javier Montes | |
GIGANTOMACHY Pablo Gutiérrez | |
EVA AND DIEGO Alberto Olmos | |
THE SURVIVOR Sònia Hernández | |
SELTZ Carlos Yushimito | |