Bluma Lennon, distinguished professor of Latin American literature at Cambridge, is hit by a car while crossing the street, immersed in a volume of Emily Dickinson's poems. Several months after her untimely demise, a package arrives for her from Argentina-a copy of a Conrad novel, encrusted in cement and inscribed with a mysterious dedication. Bluma's successor in the department (and a former lover) travels to Buenos Aires to track down the sender, one Carlos Brauer, who turns out to have disappeared.
The last thing known is that he moved to a remote stretch of the Uruguayan coastline and built himself a house out of his enormous and valuable library. How he got there, and why, is the subject of this seductive novel-part mystery, part social comedy, and part examination of all the many forms of bibliomania.
Charmingly illustrated by Peter Sís, The House of Paper is a tribute to the strange and passionate relationship between people and their books.
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CARLOS MARÍA DOMÍNGUEZ is the author of numerous novels. He also works as a journalist and literary critic. He lives in Montevideo, Uruguay.
PETER SÍS was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia. His many books include two Caldecott Honor winners: Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei and Tibet Through the Red Box. He lives in New York.
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Condizione: Good. Sis, Peter (illustratore). Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Codice articolo 5803148-6
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Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Sis, Peter (illustratore). First Edition. New York: Harcourt, 2005. First edition, first printing. Blue hardcover with dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, dustjacket unclipped [18.00] and in mylar protector. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Codice articolo 043372
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Da: Spineless Books, Urbana, IL, U.S.A.
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