IV INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE MICRO-STORY COMPETITION First part: “A good start” ADULT CATEGORY – IN SPANISH: “There was one, there won't be another and no one will miss it”. Cain, Jose Saramago. Submitted by Sandra Monteverde. ADULT CATEGORY – IN ENGLISH: “Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board.” Their Eyes Were Watching God,
IV MICRO-STORY COMPETITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE First part: “A good start” ADULT CATEGORY – IN SPANISH: 62. “The gentlemen of the jury retired to deliberate“. The queen of evil, Wilkie Collins. 63. "I just visited the owner of my house, the only neighbor I will have to suffer." Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë. 64. “One day,
IV MICRO-STORY COMPETITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE First part: “A good start” ADULT CATEGORY – IN SPANISH: 47. “I know they accuse me of arrogance, and perhaps of misanthropy, and perhaps of madness” Story The house of Asterion by El Aleph, Jorge Luis Borges. 48. “For some strange reason I had made the
We are once again looking for a good start (in Spanish and English) for the Library's Short Story Contest (fourth edition) and once again we award a batch of books from one of our favorite publishers (Siruela). Participating is easy: 1. Think of a book that you liked a lot. 2. Look for a suggestive phrase and
IV INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE MICRO-STORY COMPETITION First part: “A good start” ADULT CATEGORY – IN SPANISH: 30. “I have spoken with gods, I have loved women and I have written songs that make bards cry; perhaps you have heard of me.” The name of the wind, Patrick Rothfuss. 31. “The alarm clock rang at seven
We are once again looking for a good start (in Spanish and English) for the Library's Short Story Contest (fourth edition) and once again we award a batch of books from one of our favorite publishers (Siruela). Participating is easy: 1. Think of a book that you liked a lot. 2. Look for a suggestive phrase and
IV MICRO-STORY COMPETITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE First part: “A good start” ADULT CATEGORY – IN SPANISH: 24. That year the oranges were more abundant than usual. The Alexandria Quartet – Clea, Lawrence Durrell. 26. It's a starry night. The invisible cities, Italo Calvino. 27. The two were silent for a long time. Daffodil
We are once again looking for a good start (in Spanish and English) for the Library's Short Story Contest (fourth edition) and once again we award a batch of books from one of our favorite publishers (Siruela). Participating is easy: 1. Think of a book that you liked a lot. 2. Look for a suggestive phrase and
IV INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE MICRO STORY COMPETITION First part: “A good start” ADULT CATEGORY – IN SPANISH: 17. “The night was falling apart around me like an absurd playing card where no one definitely won”. Opium in the clouds, Rafael Chaparro Madiedo. 18. “I am not Arnold Schwarzenegger, but I have the strongest arms of
We are once again looking for a good start (in Spanish and English) for the Library's Short Story Contest (fourth edition) and once again we award a batch of books from one of our favorite publishers (Siruela). Participating is easy: 1. Think of a book that you liked a lot. 2. Look for a suggestive phrase and