VLACC is pleased to announce our first collaboration with the World Languages and Literatures Department at SFU for June's Latin American Short Stories Reading Group session.
Join us on Tuesday, June 11 at 6:30 pm, in the Conference Room of Britannia Community Centre (1661 Napier St) for a discussion on the stories "Guatemala," "Now That I Recall," and "Treasure" by the Guatemalan author Miguel Ángel Asturias as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death.
This time, UBC professor María Ignacia Barraza will facilitate the conversation about the stories.
The stories are available in both the original Spanish version and English translation. Discussions will be led in English. No background in Latin American literature or culture is required.
Date: Tuesday, June 11
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Location: Conference Room (Britannia Community Services Centre) 1661 Napier St, Vancouver, BC V5L 4X4
Please click on the following links to access the stories:
English Versions:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hI_sVlPRqLqFmhGb3dDdiVHtN2EaoQt1?usp=sharing
Spanish Versions:
1) "Guatemala" (p. 4)
2) "Ahora que me acuerdo" (p.9)
3) "Leyenda del Tesoro del Lugar Florido" (p. 24)
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/departamentodeletras/images/e/e9/Asturias%2C_Miguel_%C3%81ngel_-_Leyendas_de_Guatemala.pdf/revision/latest?cb=20090722163350&path-prefix=es
About the Facilitator
Dr. María Ignacia Barraza is Assistant Professor in the World Languages and Literatures Department at Simon Fraser University. Her areas of research include the Spanish literary generations of 1898 and 1927; 19 th and 20 th century Latin American poetry and prose (with a focus on Modernismo and the Latin American Boom), as well as film and the visual arts.
