Julia y Cuentos de invierno By Rubén Javier Nazario (Author/Autor)
Julia y Cuentos de invierno / Julia and Winter Tales
Rubén Javier Nazario (Author/Autor)
ISBN 978-1-84903-004-5
Book Description / Descripción del libro
"Julia/Cuentos de invierno" is a beautiful and provocative collection of narrative. The short story “Julia” imagines the last days of one of Latin America’s greatest poets, Julia de Burgos. The stories in “Cuentos de invierno” include “Funes y Funes”, a counterfactual encounter between baroque characters of two world-renowned Latin American writers, Horacio Quiroga and Jorge Luis Borges. With powerful writing, the author explores themes of sexuality, exile, nostalgia, and death, with haunting characters and unforgettable narrative.
This book will be of great interest to anyone interested in Spanish-language literature. It is a stunning, poignant and stimulating work of fiction.
"Julia / Cuentos de invierno" es una hermosa y provocadora antología de relatos. El cuento “Julia” imagina los últimos días de Julia de Burgos, una de las poetas más importantes de América Latina. Los relatos de “Cuentos de invierno” incluyen a “Funes y Funes” un encuentro contrafáctico entre personajes barrocos de dos de los escritores latinoamericanos de mayor renombre mundial, Horacio Quiroga y Jorge Luis Borges. Con estilo poderoso, el autor explora temas de sexualidad, exilio, nostalgia y muerte con personajes portentosos y una narrativa inolvidable.
Este libro será de gran interés para cualquier persona interesada en la literatura en español. Es una obra sorprendente, que provoca y conmueve a la vez.
Critical Praise
"A beautiful and masterful work"
-Writerface.com, the online social network for writers and literary agents
About the author / Sobre el autor
Rubén Javier Nazario is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky (Kentucky Children's Hospital), and holds a Master of Arts Degree in Latin American Studies from Skidmore College, in Saratoga Springs, New York. His first book, La soberbia venganza del verbo, won the Best Book of Short Stories Award for 2006 by the PEN Club of Puerto Rico.
Rubén Javier Nazario, es Catedrático Auxiliar de Pediatría en la Universidad de Kentucky (Kentucky Children's Hospital), y posee una maestría en Estudios Latinoamericanos de Skidmore College, en Saratoga Springs, Nueva York. Su primer libro, La soberbia venganza del verbo, ganó el Premio al Mejor Libro de Cuentos para el año 2006 por el PEN Club de Puerto Rico.
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