ISBN: 9780307950741 - dark back of time (vintage international) (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A book by one of Spain's greatest writers weaves fiction and fact into a completely original and unforgettable hybrid. Called by its author a false novel, Dark Back of Time begins with the tale of the odd effects of publishing All Souls, his witty and sardonic 1989 Oxford novel. All Souls is a book Mar as swears to be fiction, but which its characters--the real-life dons and professors and bookshop owners who have recognized themselves--fiercely maintain to be a roman clef. With the sleepy world of Oxford set into fretful motion by a world that never existed, Dark Back of Time begins an odyssey into the nature of identity and of time. Mar as weaves together autobiography, a legendary kingdom, strange ghostly literary figures, halls of mirrors, a one-eyed pilot, a curse in Havana, and a bullet lost in Mexico.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Muy bien. Translated by E. Allen. Good condition, no damages nor handwritings.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. translation edition. 336 pages. 8.00x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From one of Spain's greatest writersand the international bestselling, award-winning author of The Infatuationscomesan odyssey into the nature of identity and of time that weaves together fact and fictioninto a completely original and unforgettable hybrid. 'Stylish, cerebral.Marías is a startling talent.His prose is ambitious, ironic, philosophical, and ultimately compassionate.'The New York TimesCalled by its author a 'false novel,' Dark Back of Time begins with the tale of the odd effects of publishing All Souls, his witty and sardonic 1989 Oxford novel. All Souls is a book Marías swears to be fiction, but which its 'characters'the real-life dons and professors and bookshop owners who have 'recognized themselves'fiercely maintain to be a roman à clef. With the sleepy world of Oxford set into fretful motion by a world that never 'existed,' Dark Back of Time begins an odyssey into the nature of identity and of time. Marías weaves together autobiography, a legendary kingdom, strange ghostly literary figures, halls of mirrors, a one-eyed pilot, a curse in Havana, and a bullet lost in Mexico. …

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. JAVIER MAR&IacuteAS was born in Madrid in 1951. He has published fifteen novels, including The Infatuations and A Heart So White, as well as three collections of short stories and several volumes of essays. His work has been translated into f.