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Description for Obstacles The
Hardback. Translator(s): Fitz, Ezra. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
One of the most remarkable books of contemporary Mexican literature, The Obstacles is the story of young writers coming of age in a world dominated entirely by their own fictions. It tells, in alternating chapters, the stories of two teenagers, Ricardo and Elias, who are characters in each others' novels.Blurring our notions of reality and fiction, Eloy Urroz takes the reader into a world where characters invent characters and challenge their creators. And the book's conclusion--in which a surprising connection between Ricardo and Elias is revealed--shows that not even fiction can be controlled in a world of such incredible unpredictability. ... Read more
One of the most remarkable books of contemporary Mexican literature, The Obstacles is the story of young writers coming of age in a world dominated entirely by their own fictions. It tells, in alternating chapters, the stories of two teenagers, Ricardo and Elias, who are characters in each others' novels.Blurring our notions of reality and fiction, Eloy Urroz takes the reader into a world where characters invent characters and challenge their creators. And the book's conclusion--in which a surprising connection between Ricardo and Elias is revealed--shows that not even fiction can be controlled in a world of such incredible unpredictability. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564784278
SKU
V9781564784278
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About Eloy Urroz
Eloy Urroz (1967, New York City, New York) is a Mexican writer. He is currently a professor at The Citadel and College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1996. Along with Pedro Angel Palou, Ignacio Padilla, Ricardo Ch vez Casta eda, and Jorge Volpi wrote "The Crack Manifesto" urging ... Read more
Reviews for Obstacles The
compelling and audacious' -Jay Trachtenberg, Austin Chronicle