El guardagujas
By: Juan José Arreola
4.03
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
Bellamente illustrado y provocador, el cuento más famoso del autor es una historia desconcernante s…
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1. Mendel el de los libros
By: Stefan Zweig , Berta Vias Mahou
4.00
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
Escrito en 1929, Mendel el de los libros narra la trágica historia de un excéntrico librero de viej… read more
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"لا ننتج الكتب إلا لكي نبقى على صلة بالبشر فيما وراء الموت فنزود بذلك عن أنفسنا ضد العدو الألد للحياة ، ضد الزمن الذي يمضي ، ضد النسيان"-Stefan Zweig, Mendel el de los libros
"Los libros sólo se escriben para, por encima del propio aliento, unir a los seres humanos, y así defendernos frente al inexorable reverso de toda existencia: la fugacidad y el olvido"-Stefan Zweig, Mendel el de los libros
"...avrei dovuto sapere che i libri si fanno solo per legarsi agli uomini al di là del nostro breve respiro e difendersi così dall'inesorabile avversario di ogni vita: la caducità e l'oblio."-Stefan Zweig, Mendel el de los libros
2. El día no restituido
By: Giovanni Papini
4.28
Format: 7 pages, ebook
Cuento "El día no restituido" ("Il giorno non restituito"). read more
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3. Las batallas en el desierto
By: José Emilio Pacheco
4.13
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
A novella depicts the harsh reality of life in urban Mexico and the tragedy of childhood innocence … read more
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"Enamorarse sabiendo que todo está perdido y no hay ninguna esperanza."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
"Querer a alguien no es pecado, el amor está bien, lo único demoníaco es el odio."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
"We are all hypocrites. We cannot see ourselves or judge ourselves the way we see and judge others."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
"Qué estupidez meterme en un lío que pude haber evitado con sólo resistirme a mi imbécil declaración de amor.Todo pasó como pasan los discos en la sinfonola."-José Emilio Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto
4. El almohadón de plumas
By: Horacio Quiroga
4.04
Format: 14 pages, Kindle Edition
El almohadón de plumas es un cuento del escritor uruguayo Horacio Quiroga, publicado en el libro Cu… read more
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5. Casa tomada [Cuento]
By: Julio Cortázar , Juan Fresan
3.95
Format: 5 pages, ebook
Cuento "Casa tomada" de Julio Cortázar, originalmente incluido en el libro Bestiario en 1951. read more
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6. The Black Cat
By: Edgar Allan Poe
3.40
Format: 300 pages,
"The Black Cat" is one of Edgar Allan Poe's most memorable stories. The tale centers around a black… read more
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- short stories
- school
7. ¡Diles que no me maten! (Clásicos ilustrados latinoamericanos)
By: Juan Rulfo , None
4.14
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
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8. Strange Pilgrims
By: Gabriel García Márquez
2.00
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
In Barcelona, an aging Brazilian prostitute trains her dog to weep at the grave she has chosen for … read more
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9. The Circular Ruins
By: George Guidall , Jorge Luis Borges , Andrew Hurley
3.77
Format: 134 pages, Audiobook
"The Circular Ruins"/"Las ruinas circulares") first published in the literary journal Sur in Decemb… read more
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- short stories
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11. Continuidad de los parques
By: Julio Cortázar
4.31
Format: None pages, ebook
Cuento "Continuidad de los parques" de Julio Cortázar, renombrado ejemplo de metaficción literaria.… read more
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12. El Llano en llamas
By: Juan Rulfo
4.47
Format: None pages,
'The Burning Plain and Other Stories consists of fifteen pieces ranging from brief anecdotes, casua… read more
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- short stories
13. El fantasma de Canterville
By: Oscar Wilde
4.09
Format: 349 pages, Paperback
Los lectores tomaran un gran placer en descubrir los clasicos con estas bellas y economicas edicion… read more
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14. The Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories
By: Jean Franco , Margaret Sayers Peden , Horacio Quiroga , None
4.00
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
Horacio Quiroga's short stories are infused with the themes of life and death that so obsessed him.… read more
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15. Aura
By: Carlos Fuentes
3.82
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
Felipe Montero is employed in the house of an aged widow to edit her deceased husband's memoirs. Th… read more
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- short stories
"Hay que morir antes de renacer."-Carlos Fuentes, Aura
"También el demonio fue un ángel, antes…"-Carlos Fuentes, Aura
"Hay un momento en el que ya no es posible distinguir el paso de los años."-Carlos Fuentes, Aura
"La soledad es necesaria para alcanzar la santidad. Se han olvidado de que en la soledad la tentación es más grande."-Carlos Fuentes, Aura
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17. El ahogado más hermoso del mundo
By: Gabriel García Márquez
3.00
Format: 468 pages,
Cuento de Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Acompanado por fotografias de Hernan Diaz. read more
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18. Enoch Soames
By: Max Beerbohm
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
It occurs to you that he was a fool? It didn't to me. I was young, and had not the clarity of judgm… read more
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19. La vida del Lazarillo de Tormes
By: Anonymous
4.00
Format: 300 pages,
Lazaro es un muchacho desarrapado a quien la miseria obliga a emplearse como sirviente. Las inocent… read more
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20. The Monkey's Paw
By: W.W. Jacobs
3.84
Format: 32 pages, Library Binding
When the White family comes into the possession of a monkey’s paw that magically grant wishes, they… read more
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"But the days passed, and expectations gave way to resignation—the hopeless resignation of the old, sometimes miscalled apathy."-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
"Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly."-W.W. Jacobs, The Monkey's Paw
21. La amortajada
By: María Luisa Bombal
3.86
Format: 157 pages, Paperback
La obra fundamental de Maria Luisa Bombal puede contenerse en un escaso volumen, del que La amortaj… read more
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22. La casa de Asterión
By: Jorge Luis Borges
4.29
Format: 3 pages, ebook
Cuento "La casa de Asterión", de Jorge Luis Borges, originalmente publicado en el libro El Aleph, e… read more
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"Since then my loneliness does not pain me, because I know my redeemer lives and he will finally rise above the dust."-Jorge Luis Borges, La casa de Asterión
23. Good Country People
By: Flannery O'Connor
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
Originally published in Harper's Bazaar, June 1955. This story is now available in the anthologies … read more
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"True genius can get an idea across even to an inferior mind."-Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People
24. Carta a una señorita en París
By: Julio Cortázar
3.94
Format: None pages, None
In 'Brief aan een meisje in Parijs', een keuze uit de bundels 'Final des juego' en 'Bestiario', bou… read more
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25. The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
By: Guy de Maupassant
3.89
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a repu… read more
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"A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption."-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"Es evidente que la soledad resulta peligrosa para las mentes que piensan demasiado."-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?"-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"Whence come those mysterious influences which change our happiness into discouragement, and our self-confidence into diffidence?"-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
26. ¿No oyes ladrar los perros?
By: Juan Rulfo
4.02
Format: 3 pages, None
Un padre lleva a su hijo en hombros para que lo atienda un médico. Por el camino se revela la amarg… read more
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27. El guardagujas
By: Juan José Arreola
4.03
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
Bellamente illustrado y provocador, el cuento más famoso del autor es una historia desconcernante s… read more
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30. The Coup de Grace
By: Ambrose Bierce
3.37
Format: 8 pages, None
Cuento "El golpe de gracia" ("The Coup de Grace"). read more
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