Book excerpt: Belated Declaration of Love to SZraphine Louis brings together a panoramic survey of Venezuelan narrative, the original Spanish text of eight short stories by the late writer, with full English translation, and a focused commentary of the stories and the work of Denzil Romero. This bilingual critical text is an invaluable addition to available resources in Latin American literature for advanced courses taught through either Spanish or English. (TEXT IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH)