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Augusto Monterroso

Born

in Tegucigalpa, Honduras

December 21, 1921

Died

February 07, 2003

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Humor and Comedy

Influences

G.K. Chesterton, Jonathan Swift, Valle-Inclán, Miguel de Cervantes, Bo ...more

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Augusto Monterroso Bonilla (1921-2003) es la máxima figura hispánica del género más breve de la literatura, el microrrelato, y una de las personalidades más entrañables, no sólo por su modestia y sencillez, sino también por su excepcional inteligencia y su exquisita ironía. Autodidacta por excelencia, abandonó sus estudios tempranamente, para dedicarse por completo a la lectura de los clásicos, que amó con pasión, como a Cervantes, cuyo influjo es evidente en su obra. Guatemalteco de adopción y centroamericano por vocación, dedicó una buena parte de su vida a luchar contra la dictadura de su país, antes de darse a conocer internacionalmente con el cuento «El dinosaurio», que, se dice, es el más breve de la literatura en español. Maestro de ...more

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Augusto Monterroso’s books

Average rating: 3.92 · 6,274 ratings · 795 reviews · 101 distinct works • Similar authors

	La oveja negra y demás fábulas 4.07 avg rating — 1,533 ratings — published 1969 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Obras completas 3.95 avg rating — 1,148 ratings — published 1959 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Movimiento perpetuo 3.78 avg rating — 495 ratings — published 1972 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rest Is Silence by Augusto Monterroso, Aaron Kerner (translator) 3.66 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 1978 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cuentos 4.09 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El paraíso imperfecto: Antología tímida 4.10 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antología del cuento triste by Augusto Monterroso, Bárbara Jacobs 4.22 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La palabra mágica 4.02 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1983 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El eclipse 3.64 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1972	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	أيها القناع الصغير أعرفك جيدا by Augusto Monterroso, أوغستو مونتيروسو, يحيى علوان (ترجمة، تحقيق) 3.55 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Augusto Monterroso (?)

“When he woke up, the dinosaur was still there.”
― Augusto Monterroso

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“Cuando despertó, el dinosaurio todavía estaba allí. ”
― Augusto Monterroso, Cuentos

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“Cree en ti , pero no tanto; duda de ti, pero no tanto. Cuando sientas duda, cree; cuando creas, duda. En esto estriba la única verdadera sabiduría que puede acompañar a un escritor.”
― Augusto Monterroso

tags: escribir

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Sărbătoarea țapului de Mario Vargas Llosa

17 votes, 53.1%

Gods of Jade and Shadow de Silvia Moreno-Garcia

12 votes, 37.5%

Restul e tăcere: viața și opera lui Eduardo Torres de Augusto Monterroso

2 votes, 6.3%

The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts de Louis de Bernières

1 vote, 3.1%

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