A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes ed. Thomas Colchie (Dutton, November 1991, 0-525-93367-0, $22.95, 430pp, hc, an, cover by Cathleen Toelke)
Anthology of 26 stories by Latin American writers, virtually all with elements of horror or magic realism. There is an introduction by the editor and detailed biographical notes on the authors. All material is translated from the Spanish.
- ix · Introduction · Thomas Colchie · in
- 3 · The Dead Man · Horacio Quiroga; translated by Margaret Sayers Peden · ss (r)
translated from the Spanish (1976).
- 9 · Axolotl · Julio Cortázar; translated by Paul Blackburn · ss End of the Game, and Other Stories by Julio Cortázar, Pantheon Books, 1967
translated from the Spanish (1956).
- 16 · Waiting for Polidoro · Armonía Somers; translated by Klaus Winkelmann · ss
translated from the Spanish (1978).
- 22 · The Circular Ruins · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss Labyrinths by Jorge Luís Borges, New Directions, 1962
translated from the Spanish (“Las ruinas circulares”, Sur, December 1940).
- 30 · The Dog Will Have Its Day · Juan Carlos Onetti; translated by Andrew Hurley · ss
translated from the Spanish (1976).
- 42 · The Idol · Adolfo Bioy Casares; translated by Ruth L. C. Simms · nv (r)
translated from the Spanish (1964).
- 66 · Relative Humidity 95% · Manuel Puig; translated by Andrew Hurley · ss
translated from the Spanish.
- 81 · Toad’s Mouth · Isabel Allende; translated by Margaret Sayers Peden · ss The Stories of Eva Luna by Isabel Allende, Antheneum, 1991
translated from the Spanish (1989).
- 91 · The Miracle of the Birds · Jorge Amado; translated by Barbara Merello · ss Harper’s Magazine April 1982
translated from the Spanish (1979).
- 101 · The Ex-Magician from the Minhota Tavern · Murilo Rubião; translated by Thomas Colchie · ss The American Poetry Review 1979
translated from the Spanish (1965).
- 108 · Love · Clarice Lispector; translated by Giovanni Pontiero · ss
translated from the Portuguese (1972).
- 119 · The Psychiatrist · Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis; translated by William L. Grossman · nv 1963
translated from the Spanish.
- 163 · The Plagues · Moacyr Scliar; translated by Eloah F. Giacomelli · ss
translated from the Spanish (1989).
- 177 · The Third Bank of the River · João Guimarães Rosa; translated by William L. Grossman · ss Modern Brazilian Short Stories ed. William L. Grossman, University of California Press, 1967
translated from the Portuguese (“A terceira margem do rio”, Primeiras Estórias 1962).
- 184 · It Was a Different Day When They Killed the Pig · João Ubaldo Ribeiro · ss
translated from the Spanish.
- 192 · The Corset · Lygia Fagundes Telles; translated by Eloah F. Giacomelli · nv
translated from the Spanish (1978).
- 222 · Lonelyhearts · Rubem Fonseca; translated by Clifford E. Landers · ss
translated from the Spanish (1975).
- 237 · Twice with Helena · Paulo Emílio Salles Gomes; translated by Margaret A. Neves · nv 1984
translated from the Spanish (1977).
- 265 · The Doll Queen · Carlos Fuentes; translated by Margaret Sayers Peden · ss Antæus #13/14, Spring/Summer 1974
translated from the Spanish (1969).
- 282 · Luvina · Juan Rulfo; translated by George D. Schade · ss
translated from the Spanish (1967).
- 293 · The Gift · Rosario Ferré · nv 1988
translated from the Spanish.
- 319 · Bestial Among the Flowers · Reinaldo Arenas; translated by Andrew Hurley · nv
translated from the Spanish (1981).
- 348 · Story-Bound · Ana Lydia Vega; translated by Mark McCaffrey · nv (r)
translated from the Spanish (1987).
- 373 · The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship · Gabriel García Márquez; translated by Gregory Rabassa · ss The Leaf Storm and Other Stories by Gabriel García Márquez, Cape, 1972
translated from the Spanish.
- 380 · The Phantom of the Essoldo · Guillermo Cabrera Infante · nv 1984
translated from the Spanish.
- 416 · Journey Back to the Source · Alejo Carpentier; translated by Frances Partridge · ss (r)
translated from the Spanish (1963).
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