by José Miguel Oviedo · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788491047421
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This anthology is a complementary compilation to the one dedicated to the 19th century story, prepared by José Miguel Oviedo. It does not focus on the great storytellers, but on the stories that best show the diversity of the genre in this period, offering a living and functional picture, rather than a mere catalog of national figures. Each story is preceded by an introduction that orders the story production and accompanied by a presentation of the author and updated bibliography. This volume accounts for the aesthetic maturity reached by the Spanish-American 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).
