Winning the Game and Other Stories

Volume 1

von Rubem Fonseca

208 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In these seventeen stories by one of Brazil's foremost living authors, Fonseca introduces readers with unsurpassed candor and keenness of observation to a kaleidoscopic, often disturbing world. A hunchback sets his lascivious sights on seducing a beautiful woman. A wealthy businessman hires a ghost writer, with unexpected results. A family of modern-day urban cannibals celebrates a bizarre rite of passage. A man roams the nocturnal streets of Rio de Janeiro in search of meaning. A male ex-police reporter writes an advice column under a female pseudonym. A prosperous entrepreneur picks up a beautiful girl in his Mercedes only to discover his costly mistake. A loser elaborates a lethal plan to become, in his mind, a winner.

• Themen: Belletristik Besonderheiten Kurzgeschichten
• ISBN: 9781933227467
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.03.2013
• Größe: 228 x 151 mm
• Verlag: Tagus Press
• Übersetzung: Clifford E Landers