Ricardo Palma
Although decades have gone by, RICARDO PALMA has retained his position among Latin America?s most respected writers. He is still widely read in the Spanish-speaking world. His works appear on a regular basis in anthologies of Latin American prose.
Lawyer in Heaven
by Ricardo Palma, translated from the Spanish by Thomas FeenyLegend has it that in the past the Lord would never look very kindly upon lawyers because whenever a lawyer appeared at Heaven’s doors, his passport was seldom if ever in proper order.
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