Monthly Archives: August 2011

VISIONS FROM THE FRAME – Roberto García de Mesa

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

In 2008 Roberto García de Mesa published a fascinating book of “microcuentos” or “flash-fiction,” titled Visiones desde el marco (Idea) [1]. The eighteen brief texts point to new territory in the trajectory of his narrative. As he is largely known as … Continue reading →

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APOLONIA – Mario Domínguez Parra

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

Apolonia (Idea, 2006) is a book of poems by Mario Domínguez Parra, poet & translator from the Canary Islands, Spain. Other poems from this collection have been translated by Maureen Alsop and published in the 2010 Autumn Issue of Poetry Salzburg Review. Born in Alicante, in … Continue reading →

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THE OTHER IMPERIALISM – César Vallejo

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

The Other Imperialism is the first chapter of Toward the Kingdom of the Scriris, one of César Vallejo’s not often celebrated novellas. First drafted on board the steamship Oroyo sailing from Peru to France in 1923, the novella would be finished in 1928, and then … Continue reading →

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