| Edition |
First Atria paperback edition. |
| Description |
xi, 224 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Translated from the Spanish. |
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"All of these stories have been previously published in Spanish in Las aráncnidos, Las Interioridades, and El menor espectáculo del mundo."--Title page verso. |
| Contents |
Roses against the wind -- Karenina syndrome -- Snow globe -- Land of the dolls -- Fairy-tale life -- Little furry animals -- Brave anesthetist -- Meows -- Violinist on the roof -- Man behind the curtain -- Heart and other viscera -- Seven (or so) lives of Sebastian Mingorance. |
| Summary |
"An enchanting collection of twelve evocative and macabre stories delving into the magical, ordinary, and darker aspects of love in all its powerful forms. A young girl receives letters from her lost doll; a cat madly in love with her human neighbor; a bored office worker escapes his monotonous life by traveling on his grandfather's model train; a man gives all of himself to the woman he loves, piece by piece."--Provided by publisher. |
| Genre/Form |
Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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Short stories.
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Magic realist fiction.
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Spanish fiction -- Translations into English.
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| Added Author |
Caistor, Nick, translator.
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García, Lorenza, translator.
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| Added Title |
Short stories. Selections English
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Palma, Félix J., author. Heart and other viscera First Atria paperback edition. New York : Atria Paperback, 2019 9781501164057 (DLC) 2018061541 |
| ISBN |
9781501164040 (paperback) |
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150116404X (paperback) |
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