Customer Reviews

The Oxford Book of Latin American Short Stories

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This book always has me returning back to it. The allegorical questions each story presents can be questioned, debated and even leave you feeling a bit of a void somewhere in you. I found that you must read the introduction of each author first in order to determine what style of writing they are portraying. In some cases an author might be a surrealist, and not understanding that tiny piece of information may have you thinking the whole story is about just the "train". I would suggest first going into these stories understanding that violence and death are traditional to stories from the Latin cultures before reading.

This was exactly what I needed, ordered and received. Great book, was a *little* worn when received, but now is officially beat up a bit, LOL!! I am keeping the book, however, as I really love the stories/excerpts that the editor included.

This was a required book for a college course, but the stories are interesting and entertaining none the less.

I needed this for a college course. The stories are not translated well and are hard to understand. Even if you get one easier to read....they're kind of "What's the point?"...not great literature. Most of the students in my class agreed.

There are too many stories here that can not be called great literature. Latin American writing is better than this! This anthology does it a great disservice.