Cosecha de verano/Summer Harvest

by Rebecca Bowman, Isaura Contreras

Cosecha de Verano, winner of the "Rosario Castellanos National Award for Novella 2010", is a stunningly beautiful text formed by masterful strokes that capture family dynamics in a rural atmosphere. Contreras' original, powerful voice explores memories, longings, resentments, and rivalries and evokes that stage of life when sensuality is first awakened. Universal in its appeal, the young narrator's tale is intriguing and touching. The language of the novella is clean and pure. The format of this edition (Bric-a-Brac Press, 2024), with the original Spanish text on one page and its translation, Summer Harvest, on the facing page, introduces Contreras' art to the English-speaking public and allows the reader to appreciate even more the poetry of the author's prose. Cosecha de verano, ganadora del "Premio Nacional de Novela Breve Rosario Castellanos 2010", es un texto asombrosamente hermoso de pinceladas magistrales que captan la dinmica familiar en una atmsfera rural. La voz poderosa y original de Isaura Contreras explora recuerdos, anhelos, resentimientos y rivalidades y evoca aquella etapa en la vida cuando se despierta la sensualidad. De encanto universal, este relato a cargo de una joven narradora protagonista intriga y emociona. El lenguaje de Contreras es exacto y depurado. El formato de esta edicin (Bric-a-Brac Press, 2024), con el texto original en espaol en una pgina y su traduccin en la pgina enfrentada, introduce el arte de Contreras al pblico angloparlante y le permite al lector apreciar an ms la poesa de la prosa de la autora.