A Brief History of Portable Literature (Paperback)

An author (a version of Vila-Matas himself) presents a short "history" of a secret society, the Shandies, who are obsessed with the concept of "portable literature." The society is entirely imagined, but in this rollicking, intellectually playful book, its members include writers and artists like Marcel Duchamp, Aleister Crowley, Witold Gombrowicz, Federico Garcia Lorca, Man Ray, and Georgia O'Keefe. The Shandies meet secretly in apartments, hotels, and cafes all over Europe to discuss what great literature really is: brief, not too serious, penetrating the depths of the mysterious. We witness the Shandies having adventures in stationary submarines, underground caverns, African backwaters, and the cultural capitals of Europe.

General

Imprint:	New Directions Publishing Corporation
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2015
Authors:	Enrique Vila-Matas
Translators:	Anne McLean • Thomas Bunstead
Dimensions:	203 x 132 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-8112-2337-9
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-8112-2337-X
Barcode:	9780811223379

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