by Luis Sepúlveda · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788483836521
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«Desencuentros» is the short story collection by Luis Sepúlveda, published by Maxi-Tusquets in paperback (248 pages, in Spanish).
«Desencuentros» brings together stories about people who, due to a missed encounter, a slip or a misunderstanding, face the moment that can decide an entire existence. The stories make you smile or think, and take place in deserts, bustling streets, port cafés and second-hand bookstores, with characters on the edge of the precipice.
The work was published in 1997 by Tusquets; this paperback edition by Maxi-Tusquets is from 2013.
A title suitable for readers of short stories and Latin American narrative, as well as for those seeking brief stories with a human background.
Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura was a Chilean writer and journalist. A communist militant and fervent opponent of Augusto Pinochet's regime, he was imprisoned and tortured by the military dictatorship during the 1970s. Sepúlveda authored numerous poetry books and short stories; in addition to Spanish, his mother tongue, he also spoke English, the language in which he wrote his first novel, El viejo que leía novelas de amor.
