Mona and Other Tales |
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| Author:
| Arenas, Reinaldo |
| Translator:
| Koch, Dolores M. |
| Series title: | Vintage International Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-375-72730-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2001 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.00 |
Book Description:
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Mona and Other Talescovers Reinaldo Arenas's entire career- his recently rediscovered debut (which got him a job at the Biblioteca Nacional in Havana), stories written in a political prison, and some of his last works, written in exile. Many of the stories have not previously appeared in English. Here is the tender story of a boy who recognizes evil for the first time and decides to ignore it; the tale of a writer struggling between the demands of creativity and of...
More Description Mona and Other Talescovers Reinaldo Arenas's entire career- his recently rediscovered debut (which got him a job at the Biblioteca Nacional in Havana), stories written in a political prison, and some of his last works, written in exile. Many of the stories have not previously appeared in English.
Here is the tender story of a boy who recognizes evil for the first time and decides to ignore it; the tale of a writer struggling between the demands of creativity and of fame; common people dealing with changes brought about by revolution and exile; a romp with a famous, dangerous woman in the Metropolitan Museum; an outrageous fantasy that picks up where Garcia Lorca's famous play The House of Bernardo Albaends. Told with Arenas's famous wit and humanity, Monamakes a perfect introduction to this important writer.
Translated from the Spanish by Dolores Koch.