Tides/Marea
Short Short Stories/Microrelatos
by
Book Details
About the Book
This short short stories collection, ranging from realism to magical realism, from in-depth psychological study to mystery and ghost stories, is replete with surprise endings, plot twists, concerns with the supernatural and with philosophical ideas. There are twenty-seven stories in English, twenty-three in Spanish; nineteen of these are rendered by the author in both languages. Narrators and protagonists are quite varied – from children to seniors. Themes deal with life changing decisions, reactions to special circumstances, and in essence relationships. Are you willing to dabble in the surreal of lo cotidiano (daily life)? You will stimulate your thought, be entertained with humor and irony, and even teach yourself to enjoy another language. High school and college teachers may use these stories, which are short, but have literary quality and provoke discussion, for their classes.
Pérez Agustí who intended to publish four of the author’s stories said about these "...se ha resaltado la capacidad de evocación, la recreación de ambientes, el fino análisis psicológico de los personajes y la fluidez narrativa..." ("...what comes forth is the capacity of evocation, the creation of atmospheres, the fine psychological analysis of the characters and the fluidity of the narration...")
About the Author
The author was born in Quito, Ecuador and left for New York when her father, a well-known writer in Ecuador, became an editor at the United Nations.
Luzmarina began her first "novel" at ten but stopped writing because she could not take the criticism.
She went to the City College of New York where one of her stories was accepted for publication.
Individual stories, in English and in Spanish, have been published.
She has a husband, Lou, a son, Louis, and a daughter, Luzmarina. Lots of originality!
She received her Ph.D. in Spanish from the City University of New York and is and teaches Spanish at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York City.