by José Miguel Oviedo · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420672786
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This critical anthology, prepared by José Miguel Oviedo, offers a compilation of Latin American short stories from the 20th century, specifically from the period 1920-1980. It does not focus on the most renowned storytellers, but on those stories that best represent the diversity of the genre during this period. The book includes an introduction that organizes the short story production according to the main lines of its development, and each story is accompanied by a presentation of the author and an updated bibliography. Divided into two volumes, this anthology highlights the aesthetic maturity reached by the Latin American short story in the 20th century.
José Miguel Oviedo was a Peruvian writer and literary critic, born in Lima. He received his doctorate from the Pontificia Universidad Católica in 1961, afterwards teaching at the same institution. Coming to the US in 1975, he taught at State University of New York, Indiana University, and UCLA. In 1988 he was appointed Trustee Professor of Latin American Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and remained there until his retirement and move to Emeritus Professor in 2000. He was the recipient of important scholarships such as the Rockefeller grant and the Guggenheim fellowship(1972).
