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Tomorrow Pamplona
Jan Van Mersbergen
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Description for Tomorrow Pamplona
Paperback. A professional boxer and a family man meet by chance on a journey to the Pamplona Bull Run. The boxer is fleeing an unhappy love. The father hopes to escape his dull routine. Both know that, eventually, they will have to return to the place each calls homeA". A story about anger, aggression and the desire for intimacy. Translator(s): Watkinson, Laura. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 120 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
A professional boxer and a family man meet by chance on a journey to the Pamplona Bull Run. The boxer is fleeing an unhappy love. The father hopes to escape his dull routine. Both know that, eventually, they will have to return to the place each calls 'home'. ------- Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'I adore the deceptive simplicity of this story. On the surface, the fast moving plot, the short sentences, the ordinary words make the text as straightforward as punches in a boxing match. But just as physical conflict stirs deep emotions, so too does this ... Read more
A professional boxer and a family man meet by chance on a journey to the Pamplona Bull Run. The boxer is fleeing an unhappy love. The father hopes to escape his dull routine. Both know that, eventually, they will have to return to the place each calls 'home'. ------- Why Peirene chose to publish this book: 'I adore the deceptive simplicity of this story. On the surface, the fast moving plot, the short sentences, the ordinary words make the text as straightforward as punches in a boxing match. But just as physical conflict stirs deep emotions, so too does this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Peirene
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780956284044
SKU
V9780956284044
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Jan Van Mersbergen
Jan van Mersbergen, born 1971, stands at the forefront of new Dutch writing. He has completed five novels. His concise and tense style has earned him critical acclaim and a wide readership. Tomorrow Pamplona was first published in Dutch in 2007 and has already been translated into German and French.
Reviews for Tomorrow Pamplona
"An impressive work from a leading Dutch writer." Daily Mail "Translated with insight and empathy by Laura Watkinson, this is an intriguing and intricate gem of a novel." Lancashire Evening Post "Inevitably, the Pamplona festival evokes Ernest Hemingway. Van Mersbergen avoids Hemingway's contagious style with dexterity. Instead, he parodies Hemingway's rather limited ideas on how a man of action should ... Read more