A Thousand Forests in One Acorn: An Anthology of Spanish-Language Fiction

A Thousand Forests in One Acorn: An Anthology of Spanish-Language Fiction brings together twenty-eight of the most important Spanish-language writers of the twentieth century—several of which will be familiar to English-language readers, like Carlos Fuentes, Javier Marías, and Mario Vargas Llosa, and many who will be new revelations, such as Aurora Venturini, Sergio Pitol, and Elvio Gandolfo—and provides them with a chance to discuss their careers and explain the aesthetic influences behind the pieces they chose to include in this volume. Unlike other anthologies, the stories and excerpts collected here were selected by the authors themselves and represent the "high point" of their writing career. Valerie Miles—translator, editor, and co-founder of Granta en español—not only curated perhaps the greatest cross-section of contemporary Spanish-language literature to be anthologized, but also brings to this collection original interviews with every author, along with biographic prefaces before each, in order to best introduce the reader to the author's entire oeuvre and his or her literary impact. Breathtaking in scope and historical detail, this anthology will no doubt become a fixture in personal literary collections, as well as a go-to resource for classrooms and libraries alike. Valerie Miles is a publisher, writer, translator, and the co-founder of Granta en español. She is also the co-director of The New York Review of Books in its Spanish translation and, in 2013, was voted one of the "Most Influential Professionals in Publishing" by the Buenos Aires Book Fair. Contributors: Rafael Chirbes Edgardo Cozarinsky Jose de la Colina Cristina Fernandez Cubas Alfredo Bryce Echenique Jorge Edwards Abilio Estevez Rafael Sanchez Ferlosio Carlos Fuentes Elvio Gandolfo Juan Goytisolo Javier Marias Juan Marse Ana Maria Matute Eduardo Mendoza Jose Maria Merino Antonio Munoz Molina Horacio Castellanos Moya Ricardo Piglia Ramiro Pinilla Sergio Pitol Evelio Rosero Alberto Ruy Sanchez Esther Tusquets Hebe Uhart Mario Vargas Llosa Aurora Venturini Enrique Vila-Matas

Table of Contents:
A Thousand Forests in One Acorn: An Anthology of Spanish Language Fiction Edited by Valerie Miles INDEX PROLOGUE AURORA VENTURINI (Argentina, 1922) From The Cousins RAMIRO PINILLA (Spain, 1923) From The Blind Ants ANA MARÍA MATUTE (Spain, 1926) From The Forgotten Kin Gudú RAFAEL SÁNCHEZ FERLOSIO (Spain, 1927) From The Testimony of Yarfoz CARLOS FUENTES (Mexico, 1928) From Terra Nostra JORGE EDWARDS (Chile, 1931) The Order of the Families From The Death of Montaigne From Persona Non Grata JUAN GOYTISOLO (Spain, 1931) From The Blind Rider JUAN MARSÉ (Spain, 1933) From Last Evenings with Teresa SERGIO PITOL (Mexico, 1933) By Night in Bukhara JOSÉ DE LA COLINA (Spain, 1934) The Final Music of the Titanic ESTHER TUSQUETS (Barcelona, 1936) Summer Orchestra HEBE UHART (Argentina, 1936) From Moving Him Training the Ivy MARIO VARGAS LLOSA (Peru, 1936) From The Way to Paradise From The Feast of the Goat ALFREDO BRYCE ECHENIQUE (Peru, 1939) From A World for Julius Apples EDGARDO COZARINSKY (Argentina, 1939) From Far from Somewhere JOSÉ MARÍA MERINO (Spain, 1941) From The Dark Shore Fly The Toaster The Coffee Cup The House with Two Doors RICARDO PIGLIA (Argentina, 1941) From The Absent City EDUARDO MENDOZA (Spain, 1943) From The Truth About the Savolta Case CRISTINA FERNÁNDEZ CUBAS (Spain, 1945) The Journey From The Year of Grace Angle of Honor ELVIO GANDOLFO (Argentina, 1947) The Moment of Impact ENRIQUE VILA-MATAS (Spain, 1948) From Because She Didn’t Ask RAFAEL CHIRBES (Spain, 1949) From Crematorium ALBERTO RUY SÁNCHEZ (Mexico, 1951) From Mogador: The Names of the Air JAVIER MARÍAS (Spain, 1951) From The Man of Feeling When I was Mortal From Tomorrow in the Battle Think on Me From Dark Back of Time ABILIO ESTÉVEZ (Cuba, 1954) From The Sleeping Mariner ANTONIO MUÑOZ MOLINA (Spain, 1956) From The Polish Horseman From Sepharad HORACIO CASTELLANS MOYA (El Salvador, 1957) From Senselessness EVELIO ROSERO (Colombia, 1958) Lucia or: The Pigeons BIBLIOGRAPHY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

About the Author :
Valerie Miles is a publisher, writer, translator, and the co-founder of Granta en español. She is also the co-director of The New York Review of Books in its Spanish translation and, in 2013, was voted one of the "Most Influential Professionals in Publishing" by the Buenos Aires Book Fair. Contributors: Rafael Chirbes Edgardo Cozarinsky Jose de la Colina Cristina Fernandez Cubas Alfredo Bryce Echenique Jorge Edwards Abilio Estevez Rafael Sanchez Ferlosio Carlos Fuentes Elvio Gandolfo Juan Goytisolo Javier Marias Juan Marse Ana Maria Matute Eduardo Mendoza Jose Maria Merino Antonio Munoz Molina Horacio Castellanos Moya Ricardo Piglia Ramiro Pinilla Sergio Pitol Evelio Rosero Alberto Ruy Sanchez Esther Tusquets Hebe Uhart Mario Vargas Llosa Aurora Venturini Enrique Vila-Matas

Review :
"Four years in the making, Valerie Miles, co-founder of Granta, curates an impressive twenty-eight author strong anthology of Spanish Language fiction featuring pieces from literary heavyweights like Javier Marias, Antonio Munoz Molina, Enrique Vila-Matas, and Mario Vargas Llosa alongside some lesser known (but equally as important) names. . . . Beautifully packaged and well laid out, this collection is a definite must-have for lovers of contemporary Spanish language fiction."—Typographical Era "That the Spanish language gave voice to the likes of Cervantes, Borges, García Márquez, and so many other greats of literary fiction is a fact not unlike poetry's affinity for Russian. Lingua España is to daring tales of adventure and magical realism what sex is to erotica. This outrageously valuable project asked twenty-eight Spanish-language heavyweights of the last half of the twentieth century to choose a favorite piece of their own work, accompanied by some personal words of commentary and reflection."—Valerie Miles, Foreward Reviews ". . . [T]his was a fascinating overview of contemporary Spanish language fiction and a good introduction to many new authors. There is something here for readers of almost every literary taste . . ."—The Mantle