by Paul Bowles · ALFAGUARA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420425566
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«Misa de gallo» is a collection of short stories by Paul Bowles published by Alfaguara in hardcover (256 pages, in Spanish).
It brings together thirteen stories written between 1976 and 1981, including the novella «Aquí para aprender», about a young Moroccan woman taken in by various wealthy Europeans. The stories explore cultural clash and human relationships in settings such as Morocco, with the author's characteristic gaze.
Work originally written in English, with original title Midnight Mass, and translated into Spanish by Guillermo Lorenzo. It belongs to Alfaguara's Literaturas collection.
For readers of contemporary short fiction and stories set in North Africa.
Paul Frederic Bowles was an American composer, author, and translator. He became associated with the Moroccan city of Tangier, where he settled in 1947 and lived for 52 years to the end of his life.
