by Augusto Monterroso · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789681902506
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«Cuentos, fábulas y lo demás es silencio» is a collection of short stories, fables and the novel by Augusto Monterroso, published by Alfaguara in paperback.
It brings together Augusto Monterroso's short fiction: stories and fables that explore the human condition with irony and wit, in a concise and suggestive style. The volume also includes his novel «Lo demás es silencio».
It belongs to Alfaguara's «Cuentos completos» series. First edition 1996, 360 pages, in Spanish.
For readers of short stories and fables seeking intelligent humour and irony in Spanish-language literature.
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.
