Ella sigue de viaje
Author | Luis Felipe Lomelí |
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Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Publication date | March 2005 |
Media type |
Ella sigue de viaje (She travels on) is the second book published by
Themes
The book opens with El emigrante, one of the most celebrated and frequently cited of microfictions.[1] It is considered the shortest story in the Spanish language.[2] The story may be seen as a summary of the feelings of the characters in the other twelve stories in the book, whether they have left behind love, loneliness or violence.[3] The subject matter of these stories range from romantic love encounters to adultery, with lovers looking to expand their sexuality in random encounters, to relationships with hopelessness and violence, such as a police officer brutally beating his wife after suppressing a demonstration against the
Reception
The book was well received. In addition to the interest aroused by El emigrante, the story El cielo de Neuquén (The Neuquén Sky) won the Edmundo Valadés Latin American Short Story Prize.[5] Apart from the recognition, the Edmundo Valadés award is worth $50,000 and a trip to the city of
References
- ^ Dominique Rabaté, Pierre Schoentjes (2010). "Micro-scopies". Revue Critique de Fixxion Française Contemporaine. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Literatura bonsai, Editorial". Boletín Libros en Red. No. 118. 2010.
- ^ "Escriben cuento más corto que El dinosaurio". El Universal. 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-07-03.
- ^ a b c "Ella sigue de viaje". Tusquetseditores.com. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "PANEL: NEW MEXICAN VOICES IN A GLOBAL AGE". University of British Columbia. May 18, 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "Concurso Latinoamericano de Cuento Edmundo Valadés". Sistema de Información Cultural. Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Mónica Lavin (5 November 2011). "Lo qué escribimos cuando escribimos del amor". El Universal. Archived from the original on 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ "¿Olvida usted algo? — Ojalá. Susana Rodríguez" (PDF). Casa del Lago Juan José Arreola - Memoria de Exposiciones 2009. National Autonomous University of Mexico: 60. Retrieved 2012-08-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Humberto Granados (31 August 2009). "Inauguran instalaciones en los jardines de Casa del Lago" (PDF). Gaceta. UNAM: 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
Bibliography
- Lomelí, Luis Felipe (2005). Ella Sigue de Viaje. México: Tusquets Editores. ISBN 970-699-105-0.