Unusual book
Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Praise for Blood on the Saddle: ?Reig?s prose threatens to burst through the confines of the story; his writing fizzes with ideas, hilarious asides, colourful characters and absurdist dialogue? Always entertaining, always though-provoking? Times Literary Supplement ?An exuberant mix of comedy, satire and mystery, all overlaid with a dollop of surrealism? The Times Raymond Chandler meets Italo Calvino? highly entertaining? An engaging romp for intelligent people? Blowback ?Destined to end up on hipster bookshelves next to Murakami, Bukowski and Philip K. Dick? Spanish author Rafael Reig is surely a cult in the making?absurd and brilliant? SFX Magazine
Narrated by the ghost of a murdered woman, A Pretty Face is set in the Madrid of Reig?s previous novel, Blood on the Saddle. It?s the recent past reinvented so that it seems like the future: the oil has run out; the Spanish Communist Party has been overthrown by a US Army invasion; Spain is now part of the USA and Anglo is the official language. The rich live in gated communities, the poor wherever they can, in fear of genetic engineers who are testing neuroprotein K666, which might conquer death itself. The late Lola Egu?bar, writer of children?s fiction and daughter of the retired discoverer of K666, uses her post-mortal invisibility to unravel the events preceding her killing. She has a sidekick too, the equally unreal Benito, a randy, one-eyed, teenage character from her series of successful kids? novels. A remarkable blend of crime, science fiction and satire, A Pretty Face is bursting with Rafael Reig?s inimitable power of imagination and sense of mischief.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Versand:
Gratis
Innerhalb der USA
Versand:
Gratis
Von Kanada nach USA
Anbieter: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, ON, Kanada
Soft cover. Zustand: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First English Translation edition first printing of the second novel by this author to be translated into English. In fine unread condition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 19244
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, USA
Zustand: VeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 52GZZZ01U9UP_ns
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, USA
Zustand: New. Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers KTG0007684
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, USA
Zustand: LikeNew. Remainder mark. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 52GZZZ01U9WO_ns
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Ebooksweb, Bensalem, PA, USA
Zustand: New. . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 52GZZZ01U9US_ns
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irland
Zustand: New. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers KTG0007684
Anzahl: 2 verfügbar
Anbieter: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, USA
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers IB-9781852429225
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 192 pages. 6.93x4.96x0.59 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers x-1852429224
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Vereinigtes Königreich
PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers IB-9781852429225
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Surreal Spanish detective novel from the author of Blood on the Saddle. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781852429225
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar