viernes, 2 de agosto de 2019

Libro: Disturbing Stories. 10 Writers of the New Peruvian Narrative





A collection of ten short stories written by Peruvian authors: Micky Bolaños, José Donayre, José Guich, César Klauer, Raúl Quiroz, Rossana Sala, Daniel Salvo, Miguel Angel Vallejo, Carlos Vera Scamarone, and Alfredo Dammert.

What has been happening in the domain of non-realistic literature in Peru deserves special attention. At first glance, it might seem to the casual reader a happy coincidence between authors, editors and academic researchers, a coincidence which makes visible a special kind of fiction of a different sensibility, one that explains a vast and complex reality, a social and political context that does not cease to amaze, unnerve and produce critical thinking, as well as doubt, with respect to what the future means from the standpoint of the present Peruvian circumstances, reaching for past ghosts only when necessary. In that sense, in most of its tales, Disturbing Stories ponders on this disturbing landscape from the perspective of the impossible.

Offering this selection of disturbing stories in English aims to draw attention to certain authors who are gathering the critic's attention from different experiences and scenarios, to a progressively diverse community of readers which can be found in Latin America. We expect this book to be the stepping stone of a project that consistently shows the richness and the variety of Peruvian literature.

ALFREDO DAMMERT

(Lima, 1944) Ingeniero industrial y doctor en Economía. Trabajó en el Banco Mundial y ha sido presidente de Osinergmin hasta el 2012. Estudió en la Escuela de Escritura Creativa dirigida por Iván Thays y Alonso Cueto. Es actualmente director de la Maestría en Regulación de los Servicios Públicos y de la Maestría en Regulación, Gestión y Economía Minera; y miembro de los tribunales de los organismos reguladores. Asimismo, se dedica tanto a la escritura de textos económicos como de obras de ficción. Ha publicado el libro de relatos Batallas perdidas (2008), la novela Primeros pecados (2011), y ha participado en las antologías Horrendos y fascinantes (2013) y 201 (lado B, 2014), Planetas perdidos (2015), Además es autor de varios volúmenes de economía sobre regulación del sector eléctrico y la crisis económica.

SUMMARY
  • The Road to Eden by Micky Bolaños
  • Food for Sharks by José Donayre
  • The Fire Dance by José Guich
  • Ills of Old Age by César Klauer
  • Up to the End... by Raúl Quiroz
  • Would You Join Us for a Cup of Tea? by Rossana Sala
  • The Name is Not Important by Daniel Salvo
  • My Daughter and Bill by Miguel Angel Vallejo
  • Kaffir by Carlos Vera Scamarone
  • Angela's Relief by Alfredo Dammert

MÁS INFORMACIÓN

Autor(es): Alfredo Dammert (Editor)
Editorial: Maquinaciones
Páginas: 95
Tamaño: 12,5 x 21 cm.
Año: 2018