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Ariadne in the Grotesque Labyrinth (Catalan Literature)
Salvador Espriu
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Description for Ariadne in the Grotesque Labyrinth (Catalan Literature)
Paperback. Translator(s): Phillips, Rowan. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230. 166 pages. Salvador Espriu's Ariadne in the Grotesque Labyrinth is a collection of thirty-four short stories in which the twists and turns of action, character, and place are as winding and sumptuous as the legendary maze of its title. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: FYB. Dimension: 206 x 140 x 13. Weight: 230. Translator(s): Phillips, Rowan Ricardo.
One of the defining texts of twentieth-century Catalan fiction, written by one of its most innovative and cherished writers, Salvador Espriu's "Ariadne in the Grotesque Labyrinth" is a collection of thirty-four short stories in which the twists and turns of action, character, and place are as winding and sumptuous as the legendary maze of its title. Originally published in 1935 in the midst of great countrywide political and social upheaval, these stories are a mirror, a grotesque mirror, held up to Catalan and Spanish society. Infused with a deep sense of mythic power, blending social realism with lush modernist experiment, ... Read more
One of the defining texts of twentieth-century Catalan fiction, written by one of its most innovative and cherished writers, Salvador Espriu's "Ariadne in the Grotesque Labyrinth" is a collection of thirty-four short stories in which the twists and turns of action, character, and place are as winding and sumptuous as the legendary maze of its title. Originally published in 1935 in the midst of great countrywide political and social upheaval, these stories are a mirror, a grotesque mirror, held up to Catalan and Spanish society. Infused with a deep sense of mythic power, blending social realism with lush modernist experiment, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564787729
SKU
V9781564787729
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About Salvador Espriu
Salvador Espriu (1913 1985) is considered one of the Catalan language s most significant postwar writers, producing fiction, poetry, and drama. Two volumes of his Selected Poems are available in English translation. Rowan Ricardo Phillips is the author of "The Ground "(FSG, 2012). He is the recipient of a a Whiting Writers' Award, the PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award, and the GLCA ... Read more
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