"He was named Jorge, like me, and for this his life hurts me
twice." So writes Jorge Volpi in this highly original novel that
presents a biographical perspective on the tragic life of the poet
and chemist Jorge Cuesta. Cuesta was one of the founders of Los
Contemporaneos, an influential twentieth-century literary movement.
The poetic voice of Cuesta's verses can be heard throughout,
offering insights into the creative and destructive forces and
impulses in his work that eventually led to a mental ward--and a
shocking suicide at thirty-eight. The fictional "Jorge," as
narrator, embarks on an obsessive quest to understand the life of
the long-dead poet, with the distance between subject and
researcher blurring as he finds himself struggling to understand
his own life. It is a brave search for anyone willing to gaze into
the mirror of mortality "in spite of the dark silence."
General
Imprint: |
Swan Isle Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2011 |
First published: |
2011 |
Authors: |
Jorge Volpi
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Dimensions: |
23 x 16 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
120 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-9748881-8-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-9748881-8-4 |
Barcode: |
9780974888187 |
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