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Juan Jose Saer

Scars

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Juan Jos Saers Scars explores a crime committed by Luis Fiore, a thirty-nine year old laborer who shot his wife twice in the face with a shotgun; or, rather, it explores the circumstances of four characters who have some connection to the crime: a young reporter, ngel, who lives with his mother and works the courthouse beat; a dissolute attorney who clings to life only for his nightly baccarat game; a misanthropic and dwindling judge whos creating a superfluous translation of The Picture Dorian Gray; and, finally, Luis Fiore himself, who, on May Day, went duck hunting with his wife, daughter, and a bottle of gin. Each of the stories in Scars… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Dolph, Steve (Übers.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-934824-22-1
  • EAN: 9781934824221
  • Produktnummer: 19431012
  • Verlag: Open Letter
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
  • Seitenangabe: 288 S.
  • Masse: H21.5 cm x B13.7 cm x D1.3 cm 388 g
  • Gewicht: 388
  • Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor


Juan José Saer was the leading Argentinian writer of the post-Borges generation. The author of numerous novels and short-story collections (including Scars and La Grande), Saer was awarded Spain's prestigious Nadal Prize in 1987 for The Event.Steve Dolph is the founder of Calque, a journal of literature in translation. His translation of Juan José Saer's Scars was a finalist for the 2012 Best Translated Book Award.

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