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Silvina Ocampo: Cuentos completos (Spanish language, 1999, Emecé Editores) No rating

The stories are very short and well-written. The metaphors are beautiful. The stories themselves are cruel, but I’m not sure why. Is it a reaction to a conservative Argentina in the late 30s?

These are the earliest of her stories. She has style and they read well, but they also feel jarring and a bit gimmicky.

I’m curious to know how she develops as a writer.