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Hectic ethics
- Title
- Hectic ethics / stories by Francisco Hinojosa ; translated from the Spanish by Kurt Hollander.
- Author
- Hinojosa, Francisco.
- Publication
- San Francisco, CA : City Lights Books, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PQ7298.18.I65 H44 1998 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Hollander, Kurt.
- Description
- 104 pages; 19 cm
- Summary
- Unlike many Latin American writers whose work has been published in the United States, Francisco Hinojosa does not rely on magical realism, exotic recipes or cultural nostalgia. Rather, his stories convey a mercilessly sardonic view of family and society, and his ingenious array of anti-heroes embodies a conspicuous disdain for convention.
- Here, in eight masterly stories that are as cruel and pitiless as they are hilarious, he explores the complexities of love and human relationships. These fiercely funny picaresque adventures are peopled with characters who inspire feelings of both solidarity and derision, but let the reader beware: just when you find yourself laughing out loud, you might recognize your reflection in the funhouse mirror.
- Subject
- Contents
- an example of beauty -- damn kids -- the war, this time, was getting serious -- the creation -- the broken-down life of a dead man -- abbreviated memoirs of a good-hearted person -- what you need to do is to read kant -- people are strange.
- ISBN
- 0872863476
- LCCN
- 98035165
- OCLC
- 39533146
- ocm39533146
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries