{"product_id":"a-hammock-beneath-the-mangoes-stories-from-latin-america-9780452268661","title":"A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis collection of twenty-six stories is \"a fine introduction to Latin American literature\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis splendid collection of stories by twenty-six Latin American authors features the new voices and celebrated masters of one of the world's foremost literatures. Explore the gothic sexual ambiguities of Carlos Fuentes' \"The Doll Queen,\" the psychological compression of Clarice Lispector's \"Love,\" or the baroque pyrotechnics of Machado de Assis and Adolfo Bioy Casares. Discover the parodically hard-boiled detective fiction of Ana Lydia Vega and some decidedly soft-boiled criminals in Rubem Fonesca's \"Lonelyhearts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom erotic comedies by Isabel Allende and Jorge Amado to the playful labyrinths of Guillermo Cabrera Infante's London streets or Armonia Somers' roomful of clocks, A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes reveals the virtuosity of Latin American literature at its finest, and provides an illuminating journey into dreamlike and unexpected worlds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Colchie is an acclaimed translator, editor, and literary agent for international authors. He is the editor of \u003cb\u003eA Hammock Beneath the Mangoes\u003c\/b\u003e. He has written for the \u003cb\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e. His translations include Manuel Puig's \u003cb\u003eKiss of the Spider Woman\u003c\/b\u003e and (with Elizabeth Bishop, Gregory Rabassa, and Mark Strand) Carlos Drummond de Andrade's \u003cb\u003eTravelling in the Family\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384339202322,"sku":"9780452268661","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5d84a80d-a701-4104-a9c7-ebed4afb3777.jpg?v=1750171224","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-hammock-beneath-the-mangoes-stories-from-latin-america-9780452268661","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}