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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Palabras… y algo más
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Earlwood, Canterbury area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,:Bemac Publications , 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Palabras, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story

The narrator relates a conversation with an aging professor of philosophy, now resident in an institution for the insane, who speculates on the processes of thinking, the independence of words, and the illusion of time.

 (p. 1-6)
La trapecista, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story

The narrator tells the story of his grandmother Lucia, a trapeze artist and keeper of a private zoo, and his grandfather Nicanor Buenaventura.

 (p. 7-14)
El ascensor, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story

The narrator is suspected of murder or kidnapping, following the mysterious disappearance of a friend.

 (p. 15-23)
Naufragio, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story

The story recounts the thoughts and feelings of a wife and husband whose relationship has lost its meaning.

 (p. 24-29)
Bodas de plomo, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story (p. 30-38)
El amante epistolar, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story (p. 39-53)
Cuento de pescadores, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story (p. 54-67)
El muerto, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story (p. 68-80)
En el Tíbiri-Tábara, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story (p. 81-88)
Lola, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story (p. 89-98)
Mala conciencia, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story (p. 99-108)
Tribulaciones de una pareja afortunada, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story (p. 109-124)
Enséñame a quererte, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story (p. 125-135)
Los amantes del río, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story (p. 136-143)
Memorias perrunas, Humberto Hincapié , single work short story

Told in the first person, this is an autobiographical narrative of a cocker spaniel who, although born in Australia, learned to bark in both Spanish and English ['aunque nací en Australia, yo aprendí a ladrar en español y en inglés'... (p. 145)]. The narrative concludes with 'Balú' reaching old age, and his life ending with an injection. 'Hoy soy sólo un recuerdo perruno que seguirá viviendo en ustedes' [Now I'm just a canine memory that will continue to live in you (p. 151)].

 (p. 144-151)
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