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Chinese letter / by Svetislav Basara ; translation by Ana Lučić.
Van Pelt Library PG1419.12.A79 K5613 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Basara, Svetislav, 1953-
- Standardized Title:
- Kinesko pismo. English
- Language:
- English
- Serbian
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 132 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First English edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Normal : Dalkey Archive Press, 2004.
- Summary:
- Ordered by two mysterious men to "write a statement of about 100 pages," the narrator of "Chinese Letter--who's not sure of his name, but calls himself Fritz--faithfully records the bizarre occurrences of his daily life: his absurd conversations with his mother who is abducted by slave traders, his visits to his friend who works in the hospital's autopsy room, and his sister's tumultuous marriage to the butcher's son, to name a few. Widely respected in Serbia, the term "Basarian" has been coined to refer to Basara's unique writing style, reminiscent of the best of Samuel Beckett for its directness, existential pondering, and odd sense of humor.
- ISBN:
- 156478374X
- OCLC:
- 55625557
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