Tower of Glass - Couverture souple

Angelo, Ivan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1564783464 ISBN 13 : 9781564783462

Editeur : Dalkey Archive Press, 2004

Synopsis

The five interlocking stories in The Tower Of Glass create a singular, powerful account of a nation in turmoil - and a prophetic warning about an oppressive government's need to control not just the society but the mind. Through symbolism, wry humour, and outrageous sexual frankness, Ivan Angelo tells of businessmen and whores, poor working people and Death Squads, truth and illusion, and methods of political manipulation and terror. From the gritty, bawdy story of "Bete the Streetwalker" to the Kafkaesque portrait of a prison made of glass, the fictional pieces demonstrate Angelo's masterful wordplay, and his ability to take formal and structural risks without a false step.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ignacio de Loyola Brandao began his career writing film reviews and went on to work for one of the principal newspapers in Sao Paulo. Initially banned in Brazil, his novel Zero went on to win the prestigious Brasilia Prize and become a controversial bestseller. Brandao is the author of more than a half-dozen works of fiction, including Zero, Teeth Under the Sun, Angel of Death, and The Good-Bye Angel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dalkey Archive Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1564783464
• ISBN 13: 9781564783462
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 190
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• Personne responsable: non disponible