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Gossamer Stories and Smoke-colored Stories: (Cuantos frágiles y Cuentos color de humo)
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ISBN10: 1989586082
ISBN13: 9781989586082
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Sep 11 2019
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781989586082
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Sep 11 2019
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (1859-1895) was a writer, poet, journalist and political figure.
He was born and lived in Mexico City.
In his writings he blended romanticism, modernism and symbolism. He wrote under different pseudonyms alongside his writing career, which he begun at the age of thirteen.Together with Carlos Díaz Dufóo, he founded Revista Azul, which was the diffuser of Modernism in Mexico.
He was born and lived in Mexico City.
In his writings he blended romanticism, modernism and symbolism. He wrote under different pseudonyms alongside his writing career, which he begun at the age of thirteen.Together with Carlos Díaz Dufóo, he founded Revista Azul, which was the diffuser of Modernism in Mexico.
He wrote poetry and many short stories as well; the book of stories Cuentos frágiles (Gossamer Stories) was the only one that he published in life (1883).
Most of his work was published in different newspapers and magazines. Due to his premature death as well as his willingness to use a wide range of pen names, most of Gutiérrez Nájera's works were arranged into collections posthumously. He ordered with different criteria his writings for different newspapers and magazines: Sunday Stories, Smoke-colored Stories, Gold-colored Stories, Rain-colored Stories, etc. This has helped his editors to collect his histories in different books.Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera is defined as a kind of smile of the soul by his graceful style, elegant, delicate and with tenderness of feelings.His short stories show a world with plenty of suffering, but also irony and mockery.This book contains his Cuentos frágiles (Gossamer Stories), with eighteen stories and Cuentos color de humo (Smoke-colored Stories), consisting of nine stories.
Most of his work was published in different newspapers and magazines. Due to his premature death as well as his willingness to use a wide range of pen names, most of Gutiérrez Nájera's works were arranged into collections posthumously. He ordered with different criteria his writings for different newspapers and magazines: Sunday Stories, Smoke-colored Stories, Gold-colored Stories, Rain-colored Stories, etc. This has helped his editors to collect his histories in different books.Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera is defined as a kind of smile of the soul by his graceful style, elegant, delicate and with tenderness of feelings.His short stories show a world with plenty of suffering, but also irony and mockery.This book contains his Cuentos frágiles (Gossamer Stories), with eighteen stories and Cuentos color de humo (Smoke-colored Stories), consisting of nine stories.
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