by Augusto Monterroso · ALFAGUARA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420429267
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«La letra e» is the literary self-portrait of Augusto Monterroso, published in 1998 by Alfaguara in hardcover (288 pages, in Spanish).
Fragments of a diary portray Monterroso in his writer's routine: notes in notebooks, loose papers, theater programs, hotel bills and train tickets. With brief, concise texts, the author reflects on literature, reading and writing, and composes a self-portrait that is a personal encyclopedia of life and letters.
The subtitle of «La letra e» is «fragmentos de un diario» and the book belongs to the Textos de escritor collection by Alfaguara.
Recommended for readers of memoirs and literary essays, and for those who follow the work of the master of microfiction Augusto Monterroso.
Augusto Monterroso Bonilla was a Honduran writer who adopted Guatemalan nationality, known for the ironical and humorous style of his short stories. He is considered an important figure in the Latin American "Boom" generation, and received several awards, including the Prince of Asturias Award in Literature (2000), Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature (1997), and Juan Rulfo Award (1996). Monterroso was a member of the Honduran Academy of Language.
