Thomas, Charles Philip
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Product Description By Marco Antonio de la Parra: OPEN LETTER TO PINOCHET which ignited debates that forever changed Chile; Cliches, an allegory; The
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Other Life and Beds, post-Pinochet angst. By Alejandro Sieveking: MISS KITTY, novel of a heroic cat in post-Pinochet Chile; Innocent Doves, murder mystery with political overtones. About the Author Charles Philip Thomas is a professor of Spanish at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He has been translating Latin American literature for over 20 years. His translations have appeared in literary magazines: Modern International Drama, Review: Latin American Literature and Art, and Latin American Literary Review. Performances of his translations have taken place in professional and university theatres throughout the country. Book length translations he has done include: The Praying Mantis and Other Plays by Alejandro Sieveking (GMW Productions, 1986); The Secret Holy War of Santiago de Chile by Marco Antonio de la Parra (Interlink Books, September 1994); The Theatre of Marco Antonio de la Parra: Translations and Commentary (Peter Lang, 1995). His translation and adaptation into a musical comedy of DAYLIGHT SPIRITS, by Chilean author Alejandro Sieveking, premiered at The Blowing Rock Stage Company in Blowing Rock, NC. in summer 1999. AVATAR (Ediciones Gallo Galante, 1999) by Puerto Rican playwright Roberto Ramos-Perea is his latest translation.
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