William Gerhardie , Martin Schifino (Translator)

Los Poliglotas

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ISBN 13:
9788415979340
author:
William Gerhardie , Martin Schifino (Translator)
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Editorial Impedimenta
language:
Spanish
Publication Year:
2016
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
14.6 x 2 x 21.6 cm
Genre:
Fiction, Classics, , William Gerhardie, Martin Schifino,Los Poliglotas,Editorial Impedimenta,8415979347,Fiction,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Spanish: Adult Fiction,Classic fiction (pre c 1945),Classics,Fiction / Classics,Fiction/Humorous - Black
Condition:
New
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£26.26

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A subversive masterpiece of 20th-century English literature, "Los políglotas" tells the story of an eccentric Belgian family living in the Far East during the tumultuous years following World War I. Exiled and impoverished after the Russian Revolution, they are visited by a self-important English cousin, Captain Georges Hamlet Alexander Diabologh, who becomes embroiled in their misfortunes. This novel is characterized by its cast of extraordinary characters, including those struggling with mental health issues such as depression and obsessive tendencies. The result is a world that is both delirious and convulsive, where the irrational emerges unexpectedly and the legacy of Babel amplifies the distinctive sounds of humanity. Brilliant, unclassifiable, and timeless, William Gerhardie's work was widely acclaimed in his time by authors such as Graham Greene, H. G. Wells, and Evelyn Waugh, who saw him as a genuine genius.

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