South american short stories

“Rosendo’s Tale” by Jorge Luis Borges

“Rosendo’s Tale” by Jorge Luis Borges

“Rosendo’s Tale” by Jorge Luis Borges born: Buenos Aires, Argentina (1899—1986)

“Rosendo’s Tale” by Jorge Luis Borges born: Buenos Aires, Argentina (1899—1986) short stories are “dramatic interpretations of his world view—the absurd nature of human life in an absurd universe.”

“Rosendo’s Tale” by Jorge Luis Borges born: Buenos Aires, Argentina (1899—1986) short stories are “dramatic interpretations of his world view—the absurd nature of human life in an absurd universe.” “Rosendo’s Tale” is set at a time in Argentina’s history when the police condoned the activities of the ‘toughs and killers’ who worked as bodyguards for leading politicians and who intimidated voters during elections.

“The Inextinguishable Race” by Silvina Ocampo

“The Inextinguishable Race” by Silvina Ocampo

“The Inextinguishable Race” by Silvina Ocampo born: Buenos Aires, Argentina (1906—1993)

“The Inextinguishable Race” by Silvina Ocampo born: Buenos Aires, Argentina (1906—1993) surrealist painter before she was a writer; “I write in order not to forget what is most important: friendship and love, wisdom and art… The world is not magical. We make it magical all of a sudden inside us.”

“The Inextinguishable Race” by Silvina Ocampo born: Buenos Aires, Argentina (1906—1993) surrealist painter before she was a writer; “I write in order not to forget what is most important: friendship and love, wisdom and art… The world is not magical. We make it magical all of a sudden inside us.” Ocampo’s horror stories often depict the cruelty of children. “The Inextinguishable Race” is an example of her use of style to enhance plot.

“The Third Bank of the River” by Joao Guimaraes Rosa

“The Third Bank of the River” by Joao Guimaraes Rosa

“The Third Bank of the River” by Joao Guimaraes Rosa born: Minas Gerais, Brazil (1908—1967)

“The Third Bank of the River” by Joao Guimaraes Rosa born: Minas Gerais, Brazil (1908—1967) doctor, revolutionary rebel, diplomat… “As a physician, I came to know the mystical greatness of suffering; as a rebel, the value of consciousness; and as a soldier, the importance of the proximity of death…. I’ve always been a mystic.”

“The Third Bank of the River” by Joao Guimaraes Rosa born: Minas Gerais, Brazil (1908—1967) doctor, revolutionary rebel, diplomat… “As a physician, I came to know the mystical greatness of suffering; as a rebel, the value of consciousness; and as a soldier, the importance of the proximity of death…. I’ve always been a mystic.” Rosa views life as a mystery, with many valid interpretations of reality; “The Third Bank of the River” exemplifies his style and his unusual view of the world.

“The Tree” by Maria Luisa Bombal

“The Tree” by Maria Luisa Bombal

“The Tree” by Maria Luisa Bombal born: Vina del Mar, Chile (1910—1980)

“The Tree” by Maria Luisa Bombal born: Vina del Mar, Chile (1910—1980) lived in Paris from 13-21 yrs old, later lived in the US with her husband; returned to Chile after his death. Knew Borges and Victoria Ocampo (Sylvina’s sister who had a literary magazine)

“The Tree” by Maria Luisa Bombal born: Vina del Mar, Chile (1910—1980) lived in Paris from 13-21 yrs old, later lived in the US with her husband; returned to Chile after his death. Knew Borges and Victoria Ocampo (Sylvina’s sister who had a literary magazine) lived in Chile when a woman… could not open a bank account could not vote could not leave the country without her father’s/husband’s permission

“The Tree” by Maria Luisa Bombal born: Vina del Mar, Chile (1910—1980) lived in Paris from 13-21 yrs old, later lived in the US with her husband; returned to Chile after his death. Knew Borges and Victoria Ocampo (Sylvina’s sister who had a literary magazine) lived in Chile when a woman… could not open a bank account could not vote could not leave the country without her father’s/husband’s permission “In each of her works, Bombal’s protagonist is a defeated woman who tells her story from the depths of solitude and frustration.”

“Crossroads” by Carlos Solorzano

“Crossroads” by Carlos Solorzano

“Crossroads” by Carlos Solorzano born: San Marcos, Guatemala (1922—1967)

“Crossroads” by Carlos Solorzano born: San Marcos, Guatemala (1922—1967) moved to Mexico City at 17 yrs, Nat’l Univ. of Mexico earned a degree in architecture and a doctorate in literature; studied drama at the Sorbonne (Paris) and brought European avant garde theater to Mexico

“Crossroads” by Carlos Solorzano born: San Marcos, Guatemala (1922—1967) moved to Mexico City at 17 yrs, Nat’l Univ. of Mexico earned a degree in architecture and a doctorate in literature; studied drama at the Sorbonne (Paris) and brought European avant garde theater to Mexico His plays often express “the anguish of modern life in a sick society, where humanity is absent and human dignity is not valued. His characters are often torn between their desire to conform and their desire to be free.”

“Crossroads” by Carlos Solorzano born: San Marcos, Guatemala (1922—1967) moved to Mexico City at 17 yrs, Nat’l Univ. of Mexico earned a degree in architecture and a doctorate in literature; studied drama at the Sorbonne (Paris) and brought European avant garde theater to Mexico His plays often express “the anguish of modern life in a sick society, where humanity is absent and human dignity is not valued. His characters are often torn between their desire to conform and their desire to be free.”

 drama “Crossroads” by Carlos Solorzano born: San Marcos, Guatemala (1922—1967) moved to Mexico City at 17 yrs, Nat’l Univ. of Mexico earned a degree in architecture and a doctorate in literature; studied drama at the Sorbonne (Paris) and brought European avant garde theater to Mexico His plays often express “the anguish of modern life in a sick society, where humanity is absent and human dignity is not valued. His characters are often torn between their desire to conform and their desire to be free.”

“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez born: Arcataca, Columbia (1927/8— )

“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Caribbean Coast born: Arcataca, Columbia (1927/8— )

“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Caribbean Coast born: Arcataca, Columbia (1927/8— ) Nobel Prize winner (1982), best known for One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) – first Latin American book to become an international bestseller, and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985)

“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Caribbean Coast born: Arcataca, Columbia (1927/8— ) Nobel Prize winner (1982), best known for One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) – first Latin American book to become an international bestseller, and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985) Marquez is recognized for stories in which “the fantastic and the realistic are combined in a richly composed world of imagination.” Caribbean Columbian folklore infuses his fiction with “an acceptance of wonder as part of reality.”

SOUTH AMERICAN SHORT STORIES: You choose…

SOUTH AMERICAN SHORT STORIES: You choose… “Rosendo’s Tale” Jorge Luis Borges p 561

SOUTH AMERICAN SHORT STORIES: You choose… “Rosendo’s Tale” Jorge Luis Borges p 561 “The Inextinguishable Race” Silvina Ocampo p 573

SOUTH AMERICAN SHORT STORIES: You choose… “Rosendo’s Tale” Jorge Luis Borges p 561 “The Inextinguishable Race” Silvina Ocampo p 573 “The Third Bank of the River” Joao Guimaraes Rosa p 577

SOUTH AMERICAN SHORT STORIES: You choose… “Rosendo’s Tale” Jorge Luis Borges p 561 “The Tree” Maria Luisa Bombal p 584 “The Inextinguishable Race” Silvina Ocampo p 573 “The Third Bank of the River” Joao Guimaraes Rosa p 577

SOUTH AMERICAN SHORT STORIES: You choose… “Rosendo’s Tale” Jorge Luis Borges p 561 “The Tree” Maria Luisa Bombal p 584 “The Inextinguishable Race” Silvina Ocampo p 573 “Crossroads” Carlos Solorzana p 599 “The Third Bank of the River” Joao Guimaraes Rosa p 577

SOUTH AMERICAN SHORT STORIES: You choose… “Rosendo’s Tale” Jorge Luis Borges p 561 “The Tree” Maria Luisa Bombal p 584 “The Inextinguishable Race” Silvina Ocampo p 573 “Crossroads” Carlos Solorzana p 599 “The Third Bank of the River” Joao Guimaraes Rosa p 577 “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” Gabriel Garcia Marquez p 633