The Centaur in the Garden

Moacyr Scliar, Margaret A. Neves, Ilan Stavans (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

232 Seiten

2003
University of Wisconsin Press (Verlag)
978-0-299-18784-2 (ISBN)

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At the centre of this magical realism novel is Guedali Tartakowsky, a Jewish centaur born into a family of Russian immigrants in Rio Grande do Sul. The author pushes the tragic destiny of Tartakowsky through an infusion of comedy.

Moacyr Scliar is a physician who lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil. His many award-winning novels and short-story collections, which have been translated into numerous languages, include The Carnival of Animals, The Collected Stories of Moacyr Scliar, and The Gods of Raquel. The Centaur in the Garden was named one of "100 Greatest Works of Modern Jewish Literature" by the National Yiddish Book Center.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.4.2003
Reihe/Serie	The Americas
Verlagsort	Wisconsin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
ISBN-10	0-299-18784-5 / 0299187845
ISBN-13	978-0-299-18784-2 / 9780299187842
Zustand	Neuware