by Leopoldo Lugones · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420646787
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«El vaso de alabastro y otros cuentos» is a collection of stories by Leopoldo Lugones, published by Alianza in paperback (64 pages, in Spanish).
The stories in this volume are set in distant, evocative locations: the Egypt of the great tomb discoveries, the times of the Old Testament, and the world of classical myths. Lugones, one of the central names of Spanish American modernism, is considered the author of the first fantastic stories in Argentine literature.
This edition belongs to the Alianza Cien series, number 78. The work was originally published in 1924.
For readers of classic literature in Spanish interested in Spanish American modernism and the origins of the fantastic story.
Leopoldo Antonio Lugones Argüello was an Argentine poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, historian, professor, translator, biographer, philologist, theologian, diplomat, politician and journalist. His poetic writings are often considered to be the founding works of Spanish-language modern poetry. His short stories made him a crucial precursor and also a pioneer of both the fantastic and science fiction literature in Argentina.
