Great Spanish Stories

<p>This hand-picked selection from <i>The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories</i> celebrates the best literature to emerge from Spain since the twentieth century.<br><br>From a poignant personal betrayal to a darkly humorous exchange between two wedding guests this sparkling collection provides unique cultural insight and literary inspiration for language learners.<br><br>Includes works from beloved authors such as Javier Marías Carmen Laforet and more.</p> <b>Margaret Jull Costa (External Editor Translator) </b><br> <b>Margaret Jull Costa </b> has translated the works of many Spanish and Portuguese writers among them novelists: Javier Marías José Saramago and Eça de Queiroz and poets: Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen Mário de Sá-Carneiro Fernando Pessoa and Ana Luísa Amaral. Her work has brought her numerous prizes among them the 2018 Premio Valle-Inclán for <i>On the Edge </i>by Rafael Chirbes. In 2013 she was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 2014 she was awarded an OBE for services to literature.<br><br>