Juan Pablo Villalobos, Rosalind Harvey (Translator)
I'll Sell You a Dog
- ISBN 13:
- 9781908276742
- author:
- Juan Pablo Villalobos, Rosalind Harvey (Translator)
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- And Other Stories Tra edition
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 2 x 19.6 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, , Juan Pablo Villalobos, Rosalind Harvey,I'll Sell You a Dog,And Other Stories,1908276746,General & Literary Fiction,Fiction,Fiction - General,Mexico City (Mexico),Older people - Mexico - Mexico City,FICTION / Black Humor,F
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This comic novel tells the story of a man who, before becoming a famous taco seller, was an aspiring artist. His dreams were dashed by his would-be girlfriend being taken by Diego Rivera and his hypochondriac mother's constant worrying. Now, he resides in a retirement home, where boredom is a daily struggle.
As he navigates this new life, he must contend with the pretensions of the literary salon in the building's lobby and the ghost of a neglected artist. His misbehaviour becomes increasingly absurd, as he antagonises his neighbours, torments American missionaries with philosophical passages, and flirts with a revolutionary greengrocer.
This humorous novel is a witty take-down of cultural pretensions, featuring absurd inventions, scurrilous antics, and oddball characters. Juan Pablo Villalobos's writing is on full display in this entertaining and offbeat tale.
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