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On the Edge
Chirbes, Rafael; Costa, Margaret Jull; Miles, Valerie
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Description for On the Edge
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. Dimension: 205 x 136. Weight in Grams: 444.
On the Edge opens with the discovery of a rotting corpse in the marshes on the outskirts of Olba, Spain—a town wracked by despair after the burst of the economic bubble, and a microcosm of a world of defeat, debt, and corruption. Stuck in this town is Esteban—his small factory bankrupt, his investments stolen by a “friend,” and his unloved father, a mute invalid, entirely his personal burden. Much of the novel unfolds in Esteban’s raw and tormented monologues. But other voices resound from the wreckage—soloists stepping forth from the choir—and their words, sharp as knives, crowd their terse, hypnotic ... Read more
On the Edge opens with the discovery of a rotting corpse in the marshes on the outskirts of Olba, Spain—a town wracked by despair after the burst of the economic bubble, and a microcosm of a world of defeat, debt, and corruption. Stuck in this town is Esteban—his small factory bankrupt, his investments stolen by a “friend,” and his unloved father, a mute invalid, entirely his personal burden. Much of the novel unfolds in Esteban’s raw and tormented monologues. But other voices resound from the wreckage—soloists stepping forth from the choir—and their words, sharp as knives, crowd their terse, hypnotic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Language
English
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780811222846
SKU
V9780811222846
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Ref
99-15
About Chirbes, Rafael; Costa, Margaret Jull; Miles, Valerie
Rafael Chirbes (1949-2015) wrote ten novels and received the National Prize for Literature and the Critics Prize for On the Edge. ABC named him “the best writer of the twenty-first century in Spain." Margaret Jull Costa, who has translated Javier Marías and José Saramago, lives in England. Valerie Miles, an editor, writer, translator, and professor, is the cofounding ... Read more
Reviews for On the Edge
"This is the great novel of the crisis. The corrosive voice of Rafael Chirbes paints a portrait of a universe of unemployment and disappointment—the long hangover that follows the party of corruption."
El Pai´s "On the Edge, Chirbes’s masterpiece, arrives as a message in a bottle among all the cans, rusting appliances, and tangled tackle. The fumes of the ... Read more
El Pai´s "On the Edge, Chirbes’s masterpiece, arrives as a message in a bottle among all the cans, rusting appliances, and tangled tackle. The fumes of the ... Read more