Title of translation:
"Like a Night with Legs Wide Open"
Original title:
"Como una noche con las piernas abiertas"
Original author:
José Alcántara Almánzar
Country of origin:
República Dominicana
Translator:
Luis Guzmán Valerio
Date of source text publication:
1989
Date of translation publication:
2019
Abstract:
“Like a Night with Legs Wide Open” is a short story by Dominican writer José Alcántara Almánzar. Originally published in the collection titled La carne estremecida in 1989, this short story is representative of the themes that characterize Alcántara Almánzar’s works, such as the challenges and anxieties of the stifled Dominican middle class. --Luis Guzmán Valerio, the translator
Genre:
Narrativa / Narrative
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