Their Son The Necklace

Eduardo ZamacoisProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 198K words
Chapters: 20

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Their Son; The Necklace by Eduardo ZamacoisAuthor: Zamacois, Eduardo, 1873-1971,Language: English, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Mar 16, 2010

Editor's review

This volume collects two English translations of works by Zamacois, Their Son and The Necklace, a public-domain eBook of Spanish-language literature in the Project Gutenberg collection. As a sample of the Spanish popular narrative tradition in the early twentieth century, its value lies not in sensational plotting but in the way it writes family ethics and emotional entanglement: the cast is small and the length manageable, making it a useful entry point for seeing Spanish-language literature in English translation beyond Chinese renderings. Two things are worth noting: the English translation carries the marks of its era, with rather formal, bookish syntax; and the two works share a similar theme, both centering on misunderstanding and its cost in intimate relationships, so reading them together reveals how the author handles similar material differently. For readers in comparative literature, translation studies, or late nineteenth- to early twentieth-century European popular fiction, this eBook is light and easy to obtain, suitable as themed reading material rather than a diversion with strong plot or modern narrative pacing.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers studying English translations of Spanish-language literature and public-domain eBooks
Literature enthusiasts interested in early twentieth-century European short fiction on family ethics
Students needing short texts for comparative reading or translation practice
Readers looking to broaden their reading of nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction through low-cost eBooks

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer strong plots, fast pacing, or modern suspense narrative
Beginners unaccustomed to the bookish syntax of early English translations
Researchers seeking detailed author biography and contextual annotations

Reading tips

Read The Necklace first, then Their Son, comparing how the two handle the theme of intimate relationships.
Note awkward expressions in the English translation as you read; they can serve as material for translation discussion.
Read both works within the same week so the short length does not fragment the sense of their shared theme.
For a course or reading group, pair them with Chinese translations of Spanish short fiction from the same period.

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FAQ

Is this book an original English work or a translation?

This is the English version of works by Zamacois, a public-domain eBook released by Project Gutenberg. The author is a Spanish-language writer, so what readers have here is an English translation whose style bears the marks of an early translation; it is not a fluent rewriting in modern Chinese or modern English.

Are the two works related?

Their Son and The Necklace are two independent works bound in the same eBook. Both touch on misunderstanding and its cost in intimate relationships, but their plots and characters are not continuous. They can be read separately or together to observe how the author handles similar material in different ways.

Is it suitable for translation practice?

Fairly suitable. The texts are short, the English syntax is rather bookish, and there are traces of translation worth discussing, making them useful material for English-to-Chinese practice or translation comparison. The book has no annotations or background introduction, however, so you will need to supply information on the author and period yourself.

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About the author

Eduardo Zamacois Author · Spanish · 1873–1971

Eduardo Zamacois (1873–1971) was a Cuban-born Spanish novelist and journalist, born in Pinar del Río. A representative figure of the flourishing period of the Spanish short story, he is best known for works such as La enferma and Incesto. His output includes novels and short stories as well as works on the theater and literary commentary, among them De carne y hueso, La cita, and Teatro galante, along with a study of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. He lived for many years in Paris, went into exile in the Americas after the Spanish Civil War, and died in Buenos Aires in 1971. Public information on his life is limited, but his realistic narrative style earned him a place in the development of the modern Spanish short story.