Mocking Desire |
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| Author:
| Jancar, Drago |
| Translator:
| Biggins, Michael |
| Series title: | Writings from an Unbound Europe Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-1554-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1998 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Imprint: | Marlboro Press, The |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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The first novel by the preeminent Slovenian author Drago Jančar to be published in English,
Mocking Desire is a brilliant exploration of conflicting states of experience and comprehension. Gregor Gradnik, a Slovenian writer, enters the sensual and seething life of New Orleans to teach a creative writing class at a university. Gregor at first acts as only an observer, yet seductive New Orleans soon draws him into a series of bizarre...
More Description The first novel by the preeminent Slovenian author Drago Jančar to be published in English, Mocking Desire is a brilliant exploration of conflicting states of experience and comprehension.
Gregor Gradnik, a Slovenian writer, enters the sensual and seething life of New Orleans to teach a creative writing class at a university. Gregor at first acts as only an observer, yet seductive New Orleans soon draws him into a series of bizarre erotic, professional, and social relationships. A profound and entertaining work, Mocking Desire provides the English-speaking world with the perfect introduction to one of Eastern Europe's leading writers.