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Strange Pilgrims
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Author : Gabriel Garcia Marquez
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2014-03-06
Strange Pilgrims written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-06 with Fiction categories.
Strange Pilgrims is a collection of unforgettable stories about distinctive South American individuals in Europe from the Nobel laureate Gabriel Garca Marquez author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera. 'The first thing Senora Prudencia Linero noticed when she reached the port of Naples was that it had the same smell as the port of Riohacha' The twelve stories here tell of Latin Americans adrift in Europe: a bereaved father in Rome for an audience with the Pope carries a box shaped like a cello case; an aging streetwalker waits for death in Barcelona with a dog trained to weep at her grave; a panic-stricken husband takes his wife to a Parisian hospital to treat a cut and never sees her again. Combining terror and nostalgia, surreal comedy and the poetry of the commonplace, Strange Pilgrims is a triumph of storytelling by our most brilliant writer. 'Celebratory and full of strange relish at life's oddness, the stories draw their strength from Marquez's generous feel for character, good and bad, boorish and innocent' William Boyd 'The most important writer of fiction in any language' Bill Clinton 'Often touching, often funny, always unexpected, the experience is as enriching as travel itself' New Statesman
Strange Pilgrims
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Author : Gabriel García Márquez
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2014-10-15
Strange Pilgrims written by Gabriel García Márquez and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-15 with Fiction categories.
In Barcelona, an aging Brazilian prostitute trains her dog to weep at the grave she has chosen for herself. In Vienna, a woman parlays her gift for seeing the future into a fortunetelling position with a wealthy family. In Geneva, an ambulance driver and his wife take in the lonely, apparently dying ex-President of a Caribbean country, only to discover that his political ambition is very much intact. In these twelve masterly stories about the lives of Latin Americans in Europe, García Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the émigré experience.
Strange Pilgrims
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Author : Gabriel García Márquez
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-02-11
Strange Pilgrims written by Gabriel García Márquez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-11 with Fiction categories.
'The first thing Señora Prudencia Linero noticed when she reached the Port of Naples was that it had the same smell as the Port of Riohacha' Their distant, nostalgic memories of home, their sense of anonymity in a foreign land, the terrifying pang of vulnerability they feel as they step over the threshold into an alien world . . . Márquez's strange pilgrims - the ageing prostitute preparing for death by teaching her dogs to weep at her grave, the panicked husband scared for the life of his injured wife, the old man who allows his mind to wander on a long-haul flight from Paris - experience with all his humour, warmth and colour what it is to be a Latin American adrift in Europe or, indeed, any outsider living far from home. 'Celebratory and full of strange relish at life's oddness. The stories draw their strength from Márquez's generous feel for character, good and bad, boorish and innocent.' William Boyd 'Often touching, often funny, always unexpected, the experience is as enriching as travel itself.' New Statesman 'The most important writer of fiction in any language.' Bill Clinton
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Author : Gabriel García Márquez
language : en
Publisher: Random House Canada
Release Date : 1994-02-01
Strange Pilgrims written by Gabriel García Márquez and has been published by Random House Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-02-01 with categories.
Strange Pilgrims
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Author : The Contemporary Austin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-09-15
Strange Pilgrims written by The Contemporary Austin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-15 with Art categories.
Strange Pilgrims is the catalogue accompanying an exhibition at The Contemporary Austin that features fourteen artists whose experiential practices lead viewers on an open-ended journey through strange and unfamiliar spaces.
A Voyage Long And Strange
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Author : Tony Horwitz
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Release Date : 2008-04-29
A Voyage Long And Strange written by Tony Horwitz and has been published by Henry Holt and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-29 with History categories.
The bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes us on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America On a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he's mislaid more than a century of American history, from Columbus's sail in 1492 to Jamestown's founding in 16-oh-something. Did nothing happen in between? Determined to find out, he embarks on a journey of rediscovery, following in the footsteps of the many Europeans who preceded the Pilgrims to America. An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, A Voyage Long and Strange captures the wonder and drama of first contact. Vikings, conquistadors, French voyageurs—these and many others roamed an unknown continent in quest of grapes, gold, converts, even a cure for syphilis. Though most failed, their remarkable exploits left an enduring mark on the land and people encountered by late-arriving English settlers. Tracing this legacy with his own epic trek—from Florida's Fountain of Youth to Plymouth's sacred Rock, from desert pueblos to subarctic sweat lodges—Tony Horwitz explores the revealing gap between what we enshrine and what we forget. Displaying his trademark talent for humor, narrative, and historical insight, A Voyage Long and Strange allows us to rediscover the New World for ourselves.
Mayflower Bastard
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Author : David Lindsay
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2007-04-01
Mayflower Bastard written by David Lindsay and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
David Lindsay, researching old records to learn details of the life of his ancestor, Richard More, soon found himself in the position of the Sorcerer's Apprentice-wherever he looked for one item, ten more appeared. What he found illuminated not only More's own life but painted a clear and satisfying picture of the way the First Comers, Saints and Strangers alike, set off for the new land, suffered the voyage on the Mayflower, and put down their roots to thrive on our continent's northeastern shore. From the story, Richard emerges as a man of questionable morals, much enterprise, and a good deal of old-fashioned pluck, a combination that could get him into trouble-and often did. He lived to father several children, to see, near the end of his life, a friend executed as a witch in Salem, and to be read out of the church for unseemly behavior. Mayflower Bastard lets readers see history in a new light by turning an important episode into a personal experience.
Pilgrims In A Strange Land
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Author : John A. Works
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Pilgrims In A Strange Land written by John A. Works and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Chad categories.
Perfect
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Author : Rachel Joyce
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-07-04
Perfect written by Rachel Joyce and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-04 with Fiction categories.
'You will end up grinning dippily and recommending this wild, searching book to everyone you know.' The Times 'A gorgeously poignant novel of hope and transformation' O: The Oprah Magazine Brimming with love, forgiveness and redemption, this is a heartrending story about what happens when a perfect world is shattered and what it takes to put it right. - Summer, 1972: In the claustrophobic heat, eleven-year-old Byron and his friend begin 'Operation Perfect', a hapless mission to rescue Byron's mother from impending crisis. Winter, present day: As frost creeps across the moor, Jim cleans tables in the local café, a solitary figure struggling with OCD. His job is a relief from the rituals that govern his nights. Little would seem to connect them except that two seconds can change everything. And if your world can be shattered in an instant, can time also put it right? - What readers are saying: ***** 'A stunningly beautiful and poignant book.' ***** 'Heartbreaking and so beautifully written.' ***** 'A touching story with a twist I didn't see coming.' ***** 'Thought provoking and full of hope.' ***** 'The story is quiet, and yet absolutely absorbing... I loved this book'
The Pilgrim S Progress
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Author : John Bunyan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1678
The Pilgrim S Progress written by John Bunyan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1678 with Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages categories.