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Personae
Sergio de La Pava
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Description for Personae
Paperback. When we asked the author about his aims as a writer, he said, "I want every novel I write to depart significantly into a new direction." With Personae, he's made good on that promise. This title deals with his works. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
When we asked Sergio De La Pava about his aims as a writer, he said, "I want every novel I write to depart significantly into a new direction." With Personae, he's made good on that promise. Whereas De La Pava's debut, the critically acclaimed A Naked Singularity, was a shaggy, baggy monster of a book, Personae, nearly five hundred pages shorter, is lean and sharp. A Naked Singularity locked us into the unforgettable voice of its protagonist, Casi, while Personae shimmers and shifts - among different perspectives, locations, narrative techniques. Yet at the same time, the two novels are clearly ... Read more
When we asked Sergio De La Pava about his aims as a writer, he said, "I want every novel I write to depart significantly into a new direction." With Personae, he's made good on that promise. Whereas De La Pava's debut, the critically acclaimed A Naked Singularity, was a shaggy, baggy monster of a book, Personae, nearly five hundred pages shorter, is lean and sharp. A Naked Singularity locked us into the unforgettable voice of its protagonist, Casi, while Personae shimmers and shifts - among different perspectives, locations, narrative techniques. Yet at the same time, the two novels are clearly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
335g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226078991
SKU
V9780226078991
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Reviews for Personae
"A great American novel: large, ambitious, and full of talk." -Toronto Star "Exuberant, hyperverbal... a minor masterpiece of humor, paranoia, and even flashy technique." -Philadelphia City Paper"