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It is considered one of the shortest stories in Spanish, [1] and its whole text is the following: Cuando despertó, el dinosaurio todavía estaba allí. Meaning: When he/she/it woke, the dinosaur was still there. It is a simple sentence that forms a flash story, probably the most famous of all those published by Monterroso throughout his career.
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"The South" inspired and is referenced in the short story "The Insufferable Gaucho" [4] by Roberto Bolaño. The short story is read by Mick Jagger's character in the 1970 film Performance. The movie contains several other allusions to Borges. Julio Cortázar's short story La noche boca arriba is a retelling of Borges's short story "The South."
Upon hearing this Diego could not bear the separation between himself and his love, and with a sigh he died on the feet of his beloved Isabel. When she realized that he died, she shivered. She woke her husband, telling him that his snoring scared her and she wished to hear a story. And he did, and in return she told him her own story.
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Blow-Up and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Argentine author Julio Cortázar, selected from three of his earlier Spanish-language collections: Bestiario (1951), Final del juego (1956), and Las armas secretas (1959).
During this time period, Spanish-language newspapers circulated throughout the United States with the inclusion of different stories and poems [3] Another notable contribution to this subgenre's beginnings, is one made by Father Felix Varela, who published a Spanish magazine which included religious texts for children.
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