I read it again today and was struck by the complexities lying beneath the deceptively smooth surface of this story. His first collection of short stories was published in 1958. Id like a translation of the entire story, preferably one thats available online i. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Jose emilio pacheco the things you must have heard in. The short story was first published in the saturday edition of the uno mas uno, a mexican newspaper, on june 7, 1980, but was published as a short story by era the following year. He was a poet, novelist, journalist, essayist and literary critic. Jan 06, 20 i first encountered his writing while completing my undergraduate studies in milwaukee, wisconsin. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
Although, there is a translation from new directions, i read the book in spanish, a spanish is actually quite easy to. He was best known for his accounts of adolescents growing up in a less crowded, but corrupt and unjust mexico in the 1940s and 1950s. Desert and his other stories have been translated into many languages such as english. Its amazing how much content and meaning can be put it such a short book. Although, there is a translation from new directions, i read. He was also a distinguished translator from english, in particular of.