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WINNING THE GAME AND OTHER STORIES
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| By: |
Rubem Fonseca, Clifford E. Landers (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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£18.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
193322746X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781933227467 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
12 March, 2013 |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Description: |
With an unflinching, unsentimental eye and a soupcon of black humor, Fonseca chronicles the foibles, manias, and obsessions of the people of Brazil's metropolises |
| Synopsis: |
In these seventeen stories by one of Brazil's foremost living authors, Fonseca introduces readers-with unsurpassed candor and keenness of observation-to a kaleidoscopic, often disturbing world. A hunchback sets his lascivious sights on seducing a beautiful woman. A wealthy businessman hires a ghost writer, with unexpected results. A family of modern-day urban cannibals celebrates a bizarre rite of passage. A man roams the nocturnal streets of Rio de Janeiro in search of meaning. A male ex-police reporter writes an advice column under a female pseudonym. A prosperous entrepreneur picks up a beautiful girl in his Mercedes only to discover his costly mistake. A loser elaborates a lethal plan to become, in his mind, a winner. |
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US |
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University of Massachusetts Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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