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The Task Of This Translator
de Hasak-Lowy, Todd
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa blanda
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0156031124
- ISBN 13
- 9780156031127
- Librería
-
Clarksville, Tennessee, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Harper Paperbacks, 2005. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Near fine condition. Former library book but no library markings except for small blue stamp on back of cover and first blank page. Spine tight, pages clean.
Sinopsis
Stylistically daring, morally perplexing, and outrageously funny, Todd Hasak-Lowy's The Task of This Translator marks the debut of a writer of extraordinary talent. In these seven stories, Hasak-Lowy captures the absurdity that often arises when very personal crises intersect with global issues such as ethnic violence, obesity, and the media. A journalist sets out to write an investigative piece on a dieting company that uses bodyguards to protect overeaters from themselves but loses his bearings when he becomes a client and is paired up with a bodyguard of his own. In the coffee shop of Israel's Holocaust memorial museum, a stale pastry triggers a brawl between an American tourist and the Israeli cashier. A man misplaces his wallet shortly before a nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan. An unwilling and mostly unqualified slacker finds himself cast into the role of translator for the bitter reunion of a family torn apart years earlier by unspecified brutality. A standout story collection, The Task of This Translator is funny, intricate, and deeply human.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Jake's Place Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- ABE-1687372083846
- Título
- The Task Of This Translator
- Autor
- Hasak-Lowy, Todd
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Soft cover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0156031124
- ISBN 13
- 9780156031127
- Editorial
- Harper Paperbacks
- Lugar de publicación
- Orlando, Fl, Et Al.
- Fecha de publicación
- 2005
Términos de venta
Jake's Place Books
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Sobre el vendedor
Jake's Place Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2020
Clarksville, Tennessee
Sobre Jake's Place Books
Jake's Place Books is a (mostly) used bookstore in the Arts District of Oak Park, IL. We offer a full array of titles in all genres, with an emphasis on performing arts, poetry and LGBTQ+.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
