Publisher's Synopsis
El cuento hispánico: A Graded Literary Anthology , Eighth Edition, is designedfor intermediate college Spanish reading courses. This book provides studentswith a collection of fi rst-rate Spanish-language short stories with which toexpand their reading skills and their knowledge of Hispanic culture as por-trayed in these works. Although literary excellence was the primary crite-rion in selecting stories, an effort was also made to choose tales that can beread in one sitting.