A riveting selection of short stories in Spanish alongside their English translations This new
dual-language edition of ten stories selected from The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories
celebrates some of the very best twentieth-century literature from Spain. Each story appears in
Spanish alongside an expert English translation providing unique cultural insight and literary
inspiration for language learners. Ranging from a poignant tale of betrayal to a darkly
humorous exchange between wedding guests this captivating collection includes works from
authors such as Leopoldo Alas (Clarín) Cristina Fernández Cubas Medardo Fraile Carmen Martín
Gaite Karmele Jaio Carmen Laforet Javier Marías Carme Riera Manuel Rivas and Esther
Tusquets.
