Pattern for a Tapestry Tapa dura - 1984

London. 1984. Peter Owen. 1st British Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 072060608x. Translated from the Portuguese by John M. Parker. 170 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Louis Mackay . keywords: Literature Translated Brazil Latin America. FROM THE PUBLISHER - One of the most important and exciting of contemporary Brazilian writers, Autran Dourado is now establishing an international reputation. THE VOICES OF THE DEAD, the last of his novels to be published in English translation, was highly praised on both sides of the Atlantic, and in 1982 he was awarded Germany's prestigious Goethe Prize. A visit to a brothel, a deathbed scene, Joao's romance with a circus tightrope walker, the fantastic secrets of his eccentric relations, the exploits of a notorious bandit - all these are elements in a work of extraordinary richness by ‘a poetic and symbolist novelist who transforms the particulars of the everyday world into the universals of myth and tragedy' (Peter Lewis in the Times Literary… Leer más

LONDON: PETER OWEN.. Fine. 1984. First British Edition. Cloth. 072060608X . About fine in fine dj. (Mild tanning to paper in text) Brazilian writer. .

London: Peter Owen, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition. VG, Shelfwear, 2 bumps, board stain, dealer stamp, browning/VG+, Edgewear, indentations, price sticker on front flap. In the UNESCO COLLECTION OF REPRESENTATIVE WORKS: BRAZILIAN SERIES. Translated from the Portuguese and with an introduction by John M Parker. Expanded condition report/scan on request..

London: Peter Owen, 1984. Hardcover. Translation by John M. Parker. 8vo. Red paper over boards with with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 170pp. Near fine/near fine. Pristine, tight first U.K. edition of this Goethe Prize winner.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.