Harper Collins News Release
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RAYO IMPRINT TO LAUNCH NEW ESENCIALES SERIES
A new line of must-read Spanish-language contemporary classics
NEW YORK (Thursday, May 29, 2008)- Rayo today announced the launch of its Esenciales series, a distinctive and exciting collection of classic titles that illustrate the range and depth of modern Spanish-language literature.
Rayo’s Esenciales will publish some of the most critically acclaimed and prize-winning novels and story collections written in the Spanish-language over the last 50 years. The titles to be included in the series have been selected because they have stood the test of time as enduring texts which have carved out a significant place in Spanish-language literature and established themselves as modern classics.
“With the sustained popularity of authors like Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende, and Mario Vargas Llosa, the readership for quality literary-fiction is clearly alive and well,” said Rene Alegria, Rayo’s Publisher and Editorial Director. “The titles in our Esenciales series will address this growing audience, and allow us to significantly broaden the scope of available texts."
Publishing one per month, Rayo will publish titles by a number of women writers, many of whom may not have had the exposure that they deserve. Launching this summer with Jorge Luis Borges’ Ficciones, each Esenciales title will include a bonus section with an extended author biography, author interview, and a reading group guide. The titles currently scheduled to publish under the Esenciales banner are: Lo que está en mi corazón (Marcela Serrano); Pequeñas infamias (Carmen Posadas); Tres tristes tigres (Guillermo Cabrera Infante); El túnel (Ernesto Sábato); En busca de Klingsor (Jorge Volpi); Nuestra Señora de la Noche (Mayra Santos-Febres); El reino de este mundo (Alejo Carpentier); La llama doble (Octavio Paz); La última niebla (María Luisa Bombal); and El jinete polaco (Antonio Muñoz Molina).
Rayo is an imprint of HarperCollins, one of the largest publishers in the world. Rayo ' s award-winning program has been the premiere publisher of books by Latino authors and/or Latino themes since its inception in 2001. Rayo is also one of the leading Spanish-language publishers in the country, with a stable of authors that include Jorge Ramos, Isabel Allende, Gioconda Belli, Paulo Coelho, Pablo Neruda, Gloria Estefan, and Maria Antonieta Collins, among many others.
RAYO IMPRINT TO LAUNCH NEW ESENCIALES SERIES
A new line of must-read Spanish-language contemporary classics
NEW YORK (Thursday, May 29, 2008)- Rayo today announced the launch of its Esenciales series, a distinctive and exciting collection of classic titles that illustrate the range and depth of modern Spanish-language literature.
Rayo’s Esenciales will publish some of the most critically acclaimed and prize-winning novels and story collections written in the Spanish-language over the last 50 years. The titles to be included in the series have been selected because they have stood the test of time as enduring texts which have carved out a significant place in Spanish-language literature and established themselves as modern classics.
“With the sustained popularity of authors like Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende, and Mario Vargas Llosa, the readership for quality literary-fiction is clearly alive and well,” said Rene Alegria, Rayo’s Publisher and Editorial Director. “The titles in our Esenciales series will address this growing audience, and allow us to significantly broaden the scope of available texts."
Publishing one per month, Rayo will publish titles by a number of women writers, many of whom may not have had the exposure that they deserve. Launching this summer with Jorge Luis Borges’ Ficciones, each Esenciales title will include a bonus section with an extended author biography, author interview, and a reading group guide. The titles currently scheduled to publish under the Esenciales banner are: Lo que está en mi corazón (Marcela Serrano); Pequeñas infamias (Carmen Posadas); Tres tristes tigres (Guillermo Cabrera Infante); El túnel (Ernesto Sábato); En busca de Klingsor (Jorge Volpi); Nuestra Señora de la Noche (Mayra Santos-Febres); El reino de este mundo (Alejo Carpentier); La llama doble (Octavio Paz); La última niebla (María Luisa Bombal); and El jinete polaco (Antonio Muñoz Molina).
Rayo is an imprint of HarperCollins, one of the largest publishers in the world. Rayo ' s award-winning program has been the premiere publisher of books by Latino authors and/or Latino themes since its inception in 2001. Rayo is also one of the leading Spanish-language publishers in the country, with a stable of authors that include Jorge Ramos, Isabel Allende, Gioconda Belli, Paulo Coelho, Pablo Neruda, Gloria Estefan, and Maria Antonieta Collins, among many others.
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