Goodbyes and Stories — Juan Carlos Onetti

Onetti is the foremost contemporary Uruguayan prose writer, best known for a cycle of novels about Santa Maria, an imaginary town on the Rio de la Plata. This collection of stories, newly translated by Daniel Balderston (Spanish, Tulane U.), highlights fiction outside the Santa Maria cycle, giving English-speaking readers access to a wider range of Onetti's work. The paper edition (ISBN 0-292-72746-1) is available for $10.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)