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020 _a9781941920831
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_nPrism Books,Kadavanthra
041 _aEnglish
082 _aF
_bPIT/ME
100 _aPitol,Sergio
245 _aMEPHISTO'S WALTZ
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260 _aDallas
_bDeep Vellum Publishing
_c2019/01/01
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500 _aOne of Mexico's most culturally complex and composite writers." Publishers Weekly From the renowned Mexican literary master and author of the Trilogy of Memory (Deep Vellum) comes Mephisto's Waltz, bringing together the best short stories from celebrated writer Sergio Pitol's oeuvre. The Xavier Villaurrutia award-winning collection includes the titular story, Pitol's personal favorite. Selected by the author, each story is a glimpse into the works that first gained Pitol his status as one of the greatest living Mexican writers and showcases the evolution of his unique literary style. Sergio Pitol (1933-2018) was one of Mexico's foremost writers and winner of the prestigious 2005 Cervantes Prize. He is the author of the three books in the Trilogy of Memory series: The Art of Flight, The Journey, and The Magician of Vienna, published in English by Deep Vellum. He is renowned for his intellectual career in both the fields of literary creation and translation.
505 _aIntroduction / Elena Poniatowska Victorio Ferri tells a tale Like the gods The panther Body present Warsaw bound Westward bound The return Icarus The wedding encounter Tia Clara's devices Cemetery of thrushes Mephisto's waltz Bukhara nocturne The dark twin
650 _aFiction
650 _aShort stories
650 _aSpanish Fiction
700 _aHenson,George (tr.)
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