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Chinese Letter
Svetislav Basara
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Description for Chinese Letter
Paperback. Series: Eastern European Literature Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Ordered by two mysterious men to write a statement of about 100 pages, the narrator of Chinese Letter--who's not sure of his name, but calls himself Fritz--faithfully records the bizarre occurrences of his daily life: his absurd conversations with his mother who is abducted by slave traders, his visits to his friend who works in the hospital's autopsy room, and his sister's tumultuous marriage to the butcher's son, to name a few. Widely respected in Serbia, the term "Basarian" has been coined to refer to his unique writing style, reminiscent of the best of Samuel Beckett for its directness, existential ... Read more
Ordered by two mysterious men to write a statement of about 100 pages, the narrator of Chinese Letter--who's not sure of his name, but calls himself Fritz--faithfully records the bizarre occurrences of his daily life: his absurd conversations with his mother who is abducted by slave traders, his visits to his friend who works in the hospital's autopsy room, and his sister's tumultuous marriage to the butcher's son, to name a few. Widely respected in Serbia, the term "Basarian" has been coined to refer to his unique writing style, reminiscent of the best of Samuel Beckett for its directness, existential ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
Series
Eastern European Literature Series
Number of Pages
132
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564783745
SKU
9781564783745
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About Svetislav Basara
Svetislav Basara, born in 1953, is a major figure in Serbian and Eastern European literature. He is the author of more than twenty literary works, including novels, story collections, and essays. He has received numerous literary awards and his novel Fama o biciklistima [The Fuss about Cyclists, 1988] was proclaimed by Serbian literary critics to be one of the ten ... Read more
Reviews for Chinese Letter
packed with delightful language and playful prose' -Taylor Davis-Van Atta, Numero-cinq