Stories and Poems/Cuentos y Poesias - A Dual-Language Book (Paperback)

Nicaraguan poet and essayist Rubén Daráo (the pen name of Félix Rubén Garcáa Sarmiento) is considered the high priest of the modernismo school of literature, known for its dazzling verbal virtuosity and technical perfection. This volume contains a rich selection of Daráo's best poems and stories from Azul (Blue), Prosas profanas (Worldly Hymns), Cantos de vida y esperanza (Songs of Life and Hope), El canto errante (The Wandering Song), and Poema del otoño (Poem of Autumn). Accurate English translations appear on the pages facing the original Spanish. Also included is an informative introduction to Daráo's life and work and annotations to the individual stories and poems.