THE SCALE OF MAPS (PAPERBACK) IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Sergio Prim is a staid, middle-aged geographer. The romantic advances of Brezo Varela, a lively young woman who shares his profession, induce a series of terrifying hallucinations from which he attempts to seek refuge by immersing himself in the quest to map a place in which love never results in disillusionment. A lyrical examination of language, imagination, and desire. Belen Gopegui burst onto the Spanish literary scene in 1993, bowling over critics with her masterful debut "La escala de los mapas" ("The Scale of Maps"), which was hailed as a masterpiece. This is her first work translated into English. Features Summary A novel and its protagonist create one another, in a tale strung between the work of Cervantes and Nabokov. Author Belen Gopegui Publisher City Lights Books Release date 20101218 Pages 176 ISBN 0-87286-510-X ISBN 13 978-0-87286-510-5