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Latin American novels
now in paperback...
ALEJO CARPENTIER
Explosion in a Cathedral
" . .. built around t he timely and exciting theme of
revolutionary-turned-tyrant ... [Exp losion in a
Cathedral) is his finest rea lization to date."
- NY Times Book Review
Paperback eN 651 $4.95 January
MARIO VARGAS LLOSA
The Time of the Hero
" ... Llosa 's book makes the majority of novels writ–
ten in our day look shabby and thin by comparison .. ."
- A LASTA IR RE ID
Paperback eN 652 $4.95 January
G.CABRERAINFANTE
Three Trapped Tigers
"A remarkable book. I doubt a fu nnier book has been
written in Spanish since Don Quixote . . .. It is also
one of the most inventive novels t hat has come out of
Latin America, and t hat is say ing a great deal."
- DAVI D GAL LAGH ER, NY Times Book Review
Paperback eN 636 $5.95 December
JULIO CORTAZAR
End of the Game
AndOther Stories
"Cortazar displays t hroughout his stories t he ability to
elevate t hem above the condition of t hose gimmicky
ta les which depend for effect solely on a twist ending."
- Saturday Review
Paperback CN 637 $3.95 December
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