12 Random Words / 12 Palabras al Azar: A Bilingual Collection (English / Spanish) - Paperback

by Rob Wilson (Illustrator), Quin Mathews (Editor), Thom Adams (Editor)

Peter Pan helps Rita solve the mystery of a stray puzzle piece. Aldo looks at the clouds and decides to quit. A little girl insists on making everything in her coloring book orange. Eve defies darkness turning past dreams into future memories.

12 Random Words / 12 Palabras al Azar is a bilingual collection of interior vignettes told in both English and Spanish. Each story is a tale of yearning, a fragment of discovery, a treasure.

Set in New York, Lima, Buenos Aires, and other cities, these short stories take unexpected turns along the path of remembrance, disappointment, and hope.

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Peter Pan ayuda a Rita a resolver el misterio de una pieza de rompecabezas extraviada. Aldo mira las nubes y decide renunciar. Una ni a insiste en que todo debe ser naranja en su libro para colorear. Eva desaf a la oscuridad para transformar sus sue os del pasado en recuerdos del futuro.

12 Random Words / 12 Palabras al Azar es una colecci n de estampas interiores narradas en ingl s y en espa ol. Cada cuento es una historia de anhelos, un atisbo de descubrimiento, un tesoro.

Ambientadas en New York, Lima, Buenos Aires y otras ciudades, estas narraciones siguen un derrotero inesperado en su camino hacia la memoria, la desilusi n y la esperanza.

12 Random Words / 12 Palabras al Azar is a bilingual piece of literature initially being released in English and Spanish. As a linguist and translator, Fabiana Elisa Mart nez has created a collection of short stories, which is not only an original piece of literature but also a literary tool for language learning.

Author Biography

Fabiana Elisa Martínez was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. From a very young age she showed a special interest in books and "words in other languages." Fabiana graduated with Honors from the UCA University in Buenos Aires with a degree of Profesora en Letras (Linguistics and World Literature). She soon started teaching Spanish as a second language and perfected her method which she has used to teach in preeminent international companies as well as to professionals from various countries. Fabiana speaks five languages: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, and Italian, and has degrees in Ancient Greek and Latin. She lives and works in Dallas, Texas. 12 Random Words / 12 Palabras al Azar is her first work of fiction.