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Sun, Stone, And Shadows
''Sun, Stone, and Shadows: 20 Great Mexican Short Stories'', edited by Jorge Hernandez, and published by Fondo de Cultura Economica, is a collection of short stories written by Mexican authors born in the first half of the twentieth century. It is one of the books selected for the National Endowment for the Arts' "Big Read" nationwide literacy initiative. Contents ''Introduction'', Jorge Hernandez The Fantastic Unreal * ''My Life with the Wave'', by Octavio Paz * ''Chac-Mool'', by Carlos Fuentes * ''History According to Pao Cheng'', by Salvador Elizondo * ''The Night of Margaret Rose'', by Francisco Tario Scenes from Mexican Reality * ''The Mist'', by Juan de la Cabada * ''The Little Doe'', by Jose Revueltas * ''The Medicine Man'', by Francisco Rojas Gonzalez * ''Blame the Tlaxcaltecs'', by Elena Garro The Tangible Past * ''The Dinner'', by Alfonso Reyes * ''Tell Them Not to Kill Me!'', by Juan Rulfo * ''The Carnival of the Bullets'', by Martin Luis Guzman * ''Permission Grante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is an affinity group for contributors with shared goals within the Wikimedia movement. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within Wikimedia project, sibling projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by ''Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |