New World/New Words: Recent Writing from the Americas, A Bilingual Anthology

This fully bilingual (Spanish/English) anthology of Latin American literature showcases the region's enormous vitality and variety of writing. New World/New Words includes selections by widely celebrated writers such as Gabriel García Márquez, Julio Cortázar, and Senel Paz, as well as work by emerging authors just beginning to make their mark in the English-speaking world. The collection features many of today's leading translators, several of whom are also distinguished poets and writiers. New World/New Words makes the literature of Latin America available to those who want to sample its scope and depth, and includes works published for the first time in English. With original introductions by the translators that focus on voice, tone, rhythm, context, and the role of the translator, New World/New Words offers a unique window on the translator's art while presenting an exciting cross-section of the latest Latin American writing.

The titles in this series of works from the Center for the Art of Translation are intended as literary works for a mature and serious study of international poetry. They may include insistences of or references to violence and/or sexuality. These references, however, are not gratuitous but rather advance the poets point or intentions. Please read the description below carefully to ensure these materials are appropriate for your young adults.