The New Republic Best Books of 2013 and World Literature Today Best
Books of 2013. "A simple mystery constructed very cleverly ...an
atmospheric and understated book with vivid settings and
characters, a true delight to read."--10 Best Books Shorter than
150 Pages, Publishers Weekly "Mairal's quickening prose moves from
the ordinary to the opulent ...without skipping a beat."--Jed Perl,
The New Republic "Mairal isn't your old college literature
professor's idea of an Argentine novelist."--Los Angeles Times
"Affirms Pedro Mairal's stature as one of the most significant
Argentine writers working today."--David Leavitt, author of The Two
Hotel Francforts At age nine, Juan Salvatierra became mute
following a horse riding accident. At twenty, he began secretly
painting a series of long rolls of canvas, minutely detailing six
decades of life in his village on Argentina's river frontier with
Uruguay. After the death of Salvatierra, his sons return to the
village from Buenos Aires to deal with their inheritance: a shed
packed with canvases stretching over two miles in length, depicting
personal and communal history. Museum curators come calling to
acquire this strange, gargantuan artwork but an essential one of
its rolls is missing. A search that illuminates the links between
art and life ensues, as an intrigue of family secrets buried in the
past cast their shadows on the present. Pedro Mairal, born in
Buenos Aires in 1970, is one of the most exciting Argentine
novelists of his generation. In 2007 he was included in the Bogota
39, which named the best Latin American authors.
General
Imprint: |
New Vessel Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2013 |
Authors: |
Pedro Mairal
|
Translators: |
Nick Caistor
|
Dimensions: |
204 x 135 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
116 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-939931-07-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
1-939931-07-X |
Barcode: |
9781939931078 |
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