ISBN: 9780811225809 - the desert and its seed (28 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. An undiscovered modern Argentinian classic, based on the tragic lives of the renowned Raul Baron Biza (a wealthy politician and notorious writer) and his wife Rosa Clotilde Sabattini.

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. An undiscovered modern Argentinian classic, based on the tragic lives of the renowned Raul Baron Biza (a wealthy politician and notorious writer) and his wife Rosa Clotilde Sabattini.

Paperback. Zustand: Used-Very Good. Pap. Minor shelf-wear.

Zustand: New. Brand New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Uncorrected Proof. Zustand: As New. None Issued. Uncorrected Proofs. This is an As New copy of the Uncorrected proof-due for publication in April, 2018. Translated from the Spanish by Camilo Ramirez. The first publication in English of a modern Argentinian classic. Considered a "cult masterpiece". Bound in decorated wrappers. …

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Paperback. Zustand: New. The Desert and Its Seed opens with a taxi ride to the hospital: Eligia's face is disintegrating from acid thrown by her ex-husband while they signed divorce papers. Mario, her son, tries to wipe the acid from Eligia's face, but his own fingers burn.What follows is a fruitless attempt to reconstruct Eligia's face-first in Buenos Aires, thereafter in Milan. Mario, the narrator, becomes the shadow and witness of the reconstruction attempts to repair his mother's outraged flesh. In this role, he must confront his own terrible existence and identity, both of which are bound to an Argentina he sees disintegrating around him.Based on a true, tragic family story, Jorge Barón Biza's The Desert and Its Seed was rejected by publishers in Buenos Aires and was finally self-published in 1998, three years before the author committed suicide. Written in a captivating plain style with dark, bitter humor, The Desert and Its Seed has become a modern classic, published to enormous acclaim throughout the Spanish-speaking world and translated into many languages.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The Desert and Its Seed opens with a taxi ride to the hospital: Eligia's face is disintegrating from acid thrown by her ex-husband while they signed divorce papers. Mario, her son, tries to wipe the acid from Eligia's face, but his own fingers burn. What follows is a fruitless attempt to reconstruct Eligia's face-first in Buenos Aires, thereafter in Milan. Mario, the narrator, becomes the shadow and witness of the reconstruction attempts to repair his mother's outraged flesh. In this role, he must confront his own terrible existence and identity, both of which are bound to an Argentina he sees disintegrating around him. Based on a true, tragic family story, Jorge Baron Biza's The Desert and Its Seed was rejected by publishers in Buenos Aires and was finally self-published in 1998, three years before the author committed suicide. Written in a captivating plain style with dark, bitter humor, The Desert and Its Seed has become a modern classic, published to enormous acclaim throughout the Spanish-speaking world and translated into many languages. An undiscovered modern Argentinian classic, based on the tragic lives of the renowned Raul Baron Biza (a wealthy politician and notorious writer) and his wife Rosa Clotilde Sabattini Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. The Desert and Its Seed opens with a taxi ride to the hospital: Eligia's face is disintegrating from acid thrown by her ex-husband while they signed divorce papers. Mario, her son, tries to wipe the acid from Eligia's face, but his own fingers burn. What follows is a fruitless attempt to reconstruct Eligia's face--first in Buenos Aires, thereafter in Milan. Mario, the narrator, becomes the shadow and witness of the reconstruction attempts to repair his mother's outraged flesh. In this role, he must confront his own terrible existence and identity, both of which are bound to an Argentina he sees disintegrating around him. Based on a true, tragic family story, Jorge Baron Biza's The Desert and Its Seed was rejected by publishers in Buenos Aires and was finally self-published in 1998, three years before the author committed suicide. Written in a captivating plain style with dark, bitter humor, The Desert and Its Seed has become a modern classic, published to enormous acclaim throughout the Spanish-speaking world and translated into many languages. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 448 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Zustand: New. In English.

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Soft cover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None, As Issued. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 218 pages. Published in 2018. The author's breakthrough debut novel, in its very belated English translation. The author's singular masterpiece. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. The book remains available in multiple subsequent printings. Presents, in its true First Edition format, Jorge Baron Biza's "Desierto y su semilla" in the definitive English translation by Camilo Ramirez. Afterword by Nora Avaro, which provides the crucial context of - the story behind - the novel. It is, after all, authentic and autobiographical, with an innovative literary twist: It is centered around the author's parents, narrated from the author's point-of-view (rather than focussed on the author). The real-life tragedy, which the novel re-imagines, is about the inexorable sequence of deaths, not just one death, in the family: The suicide of the Father who, before shooting himself, splashed sulfuric acid on his wife's face, permanently disfiguring her, followed by the Mother's eventual suicide, the sister's suicide, and posthumously, the author's. It's genetic, as if they carried within them a "suicide gene", "semilla" (Spanish for sperm/semen, which the translator, for understandable reasons, euphemistically re-names the more poetic "seed") that was passed on, and not one family member was fit or fortunate enough to overcome it. "Jorge Baron Biza's 'The Desert And Its Seed' was rejected by publishers in Buenos Aires and was finally self-published in 1998, three years before the author also committed suicide. Written in a captivating plain style with dark, bitter humor, it has become a great modern classic, published to enormous acclaim throughout the Spanish-speaking world and translated into many languages" (Publisher's blurb). "The best articulation of human pain I've read in a very long time, maybe ever. Incredible to think this is all he wrote. But he got it perfectly. So he didn't need to write another book" (Tamas Dobozy). That is exactly right: The point of writing is to write at least one masterpiece, not necessarily produce a "body of work". Plus: The subject of ALL great literature is every human pain. In this novel, it is pain at its most fundamental level: The pain inflicted on the physical body, which Jorge Baron Biza describes in brutal, relentless detail. The psychological pain that follows is merely the finishing blow. "A great novel" (Alejandro Zambra Cover Blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Jorge Baron Biza collectors. This title is a great book. As far as we know, this is the only copy of the First Edition/First Printing (American) available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: ALL other copies available online are in multiple subsequent printings and have serious flaws ("Good", "Very Good"). This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. One of the greatest novels of the 20th century. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO MIGUEL ANGEL ASTURIAS' "THE PRESIDENT" TITLE IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0811225801. no.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The Desert and Its Seed opens with a taxi ride to the hospital: Eligia's face is disintegrating from acid thrown by her ex-husband while they signed divorce papers. Mario, her son, tries to wipe the acid from Eligia's face, but his own fingers burn. What follows is a fruitless attempt to reconstruct Eligia's face-first in Buenos Aires, thereafter in Milan. Mario, the narrator, becomes the shadow and witness of the reconstruction attempts to repair his mother's outraged flesh. In this role, he must confront his own terrible existence and identity, both of which are bound to an Argentina he sees disintegrating around him. Based on a true, tragic family story, Jorge Baron Biza's The Desert and Its Seed was rejected by publishers in Buenos Aires and was finally self-published in 1998, three years before the author committed suicide. Written in a captivating plain style with dark, bitter humor, The Desert and Its Seed has become a modern classic, published to enormous acclaim throughout the Spanish-speaking world and translated into many languages. An undiscovered modern Argentinian classic, based on the tragic lives of the renowned Raul Baron Biza (a wealthy politician and notorious writer) and his wife Rosa Clotilde Sabattini Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Desert and Its Seed opens with a taxi ride to the hospital: Eligia's face is disintegrating from acid thrown by her ex-husband while they signed divorce papers. Mario, her son, tries to wipe the acid from Eligia's face, but his own fingers burn.What follows is a fruitless attempt to reconstruct Eligia's face-first in Buenos Aires, thereafter in Milan. Mario, the narrator, becomes the shadow and witness of the reconstruction attempts to repair his mother's outraged flesh. In this role, he must confront his own terrible existence and identity, both of which are bound to an Argentina he sees disintegrating around him.Based on a true, tragic family story, Jorge Barón Biza's The Desert and Its Seed was rejected by publishers in Buenos Aires and was finally self-published in 1998, three years before the author committed suicide. Written in a captivating plain style with dark, bitter humor, The Desert and Its Seed has become a modern classic, published to enormous acclaim throughout the Spanish-speaking world and translated into many languages.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The Desert and Its Seed opens with a taxi ride to the hospital: Eligia's face is disintegrating from acid thrown by her ex-husband while they signed divorce papers. Mario, her son, tries to wipe the acid from Eligia's face, but his own fingers burn. What follows is a fruitless attempt to reconstruct Eligia's face-first in Buenos Aires, thereafter in Milan. Mario, the narrator, becomes the shadow and witness of the reconstruction attempts to repair his mother's outraged flesh. In this role, he must confront his own terrible existence and identity, both of which are bound to an Argentina he sees disintegrating around him. Based on a true, tragic family story, Jorge Baron Biza's The Desert and Its Seed was rejected by publishers in Buenos Aires and was finally self-published in 1998, three years before the author committed suicide. Written in a captivating plain style with dark, bitter humor, The Desert and Its Seed has become a modern classic, published to enormous acclaim throughout the Spanish-speaking world and translated into many languages. An undiscovered modern Argentinian classic, based on the tragic lives of the renowned Raul Baron Biza (a wealthy politician and notorious writer) and his wife Rosa Clotilde Sabattini Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: New. The Desert and Its Seed opens with a taxi ride to the hospital: Eligia's face is disintegrating from acid thrown by her ex-husband while they signed divorce papers. Mario, her son, tries to wipe the acid from Eligia's face, but his own fingers burn.What follows is a fruitless attempt to reconstruct Eligia's face-first in Buenos Aires, thereafter in Milan. Mario, the narrator, becomes the shadow and witness of the reconstruction attempts to repair his mother's outraged flesh. In this role, he must confront his own terrible existence and identity, both of which are bound to an Argentina he sees disintegrating around him.Based on a true, tragic family story, Jorge Barón Biza's The Desert and Its Seed was rejected by publishers in Buenos Aires and was finally self-published in 1998, three years before the author committed suicide. Written in a captivating plain style with dark, bitter humor, The Desert and Its Seed has become a modern classic, published to enormous acclaim throughout the Spanish-speaking world and translated into many languages.…