The BOY WHO STOLE ATTILA'S HORSE
A brave, original allegory of our modern world. 'It looks impossible to get out,' he says, 'But we'll get out'. Two brothers, Big and Small, are trapped at the bottom of a well. They have no food and little chance of rescue. Only the tempting spectre of insanity offers a way out. As Small's wits fail, Big formulates a desperate plan. With the authority of the darkest fables, and the horrifying inevitability of all-too-real life, Repila's unique allegory explores the depths of human desperation and, ultimately, our almost unending capacity for hope. Repila (b. Bilbao, 1978) is a Spanish writer celebrated for the originality and depth of his pr…
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Weitere Autoren: Hughes, Sophie (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-78227-145-1
- EAN: 9781782271451
- Produktnummer: 17582425
- Verlag: Pushkin Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 112 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 189 KB
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Iván Repila was born in Bilbao, Spain in 1978. He worked in advertising, graphic design and editorial, before turning to writing with his highly acclaimed debut novel, Despicable Comedy. Celebrated in his homeland Spain, and praised for the originality and depth of his prose, his second novel, The Boy Who Stole Attila's Horse, is his first book to appear in English. Translated from the Spanish by Sophie Hughes.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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