Name: Tranvias (in Spanish)
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Author: Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera
ISBN: 9789681674458

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Physical Book

Author

Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera

Publisher

Fondo de Cultura Económica

Synopsis "Tranvias (in Spanish)"

Este libro se debe al afortunado entrecruzamiento de dos relatos semejantes, escritos por dos grandes escritores de las letras en español. Ambos fueron publicados por primera vez en periódicos y corregidos por sus autores en sucesivas ediciones. Los dos son cuentos que han viajado en el tiempo, más o menos librados de las inclemencias de las épocas cambiantes y son dos deliciosos retratos de dos ciudades, Madrid y México, que han dejado de ser lo que fueron, aunque ambas conserven aromas intactos por la pátina de los siglos.

Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera

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Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (1859–1895) was a prominent Mexican writer, poet, and journalist, considered one of the forerunners of modernism in Hispanic American literature. Born in Mexico City, he began writing at a young age and published in various newspapers under multiple pseudonyms, such as "El Duque Job". His style combined the elegance of Parnassianism with the musicality of symbolism. Although he never published a book in his lifetime, his poems, chronicles, and stories were recognized for their sensitivity, refinement, and innovative language. He was a co-founder of the *Revista Azul*, a key publication for the development of modernism in Mexico. He died at 36, leaving behind an influential body of work that paved the way for authors like Rubén Darío.

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