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In the vein of the writings of Paul Bowles, Paul Theroux, and V. S. Naipaul,The African Shore marks a major new installment in the genre of dystopic travel fiction. Rodrigo Rey Rosa, prominent in today’s Guatemalan literary world and an author of growing international reputation, presents a tale of alienation, misrecognition, and intrigue set in and around Tangier. He weaves a double narrative involving a Colombian tourist pleasurably stranded in Morocco and a young shepherd who dreams of migrating to Spain and of riches to come.” At the center of their tale is an owl both treasured and coveted.
The author addresses the anxiety, distrust, and potential for violence that characterize the border of all borders: the strait that divides Africa and Europe, where the waters of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic meet. His often-remarked prose style, at once rich and spare, endows his work with remarkable elegance. Rey Rosa generates a powerful reality within his imagined world, and he maintains a narrative tension to the haunting conclusion, raising small and large questions that linger in the reader’s mind long after the final page.
With an Afterword by Jeffrey Gray
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Rodrigo Rey Rosa is a prominent member of the Guatemalan literary scene. Many of his works of fiction have been translated and internationally acclaimed, includingDust on Her Tongue, The Beggar’s Knife, and The Pelcari Project, all translated into English by the late Paul Bowles. He lives in Guatemala.Jeffrey Gray is professor of English, Seton Hall University, New Jersey. He is author ofMastery’s End: Travel and Postwar American Poetry and editor of the Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Poets and Poetry.
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Paperback. Condizione: Good. The African Shore (2013) ? Rodrigo Rey Rosa Yale University Press ? ISBN: 9780300196108 ? Condition: Good (because ?Perfect? would be suspicious) Sold to you, with mild regret, by Crappy Old Books If you?ve ever stared across the water and thought, ?My entire life is a badly subtitled art film,? this book is for you. The African Shore is one of those slim, unnervingly sharp novels that appears to be about very little and actually about absolutely everything: borders, drift, migration, goats, identity, and that vague feeling you get at 3am that you might be living on the wrong continent. Rodrigo Rey Rosa does the literary equivalent of a quiet shrug? and somehow you end up emotionally damaged in the best possible way. This 2013 Yale University Press edition is the respectable, grown-up sort of paperback that would feel perfectly at home on the shelf between ?Postcolonial Theory? and ?That Book You Pretend You?ve Read.? Translated, thoughtfully packaged, and now in Good condition, which in the sacred tongue of Crappy Old Books means: The cover is intact and still recognisably book-shaped The spine may have a dignified crease or two, indicating Previous Thinking Person Pages all present and correct; no scenes redacted, no characters missing in action Light cosmetic wear of the ?I?ve actually been read, not just photographed for Instagram? variety No ex-library horror, no coffee-swim pages (as far as we can tell), just an honest used copy that has survived one reader and is ready for its next bout of existential seaside duty. What?s inside (without spoiling your brooding) Expect: A coastal town where not much happens?and yet everything happens People on the move, or not quite moving, or trying to decide which direction is least disastrous A mood that says ?holiday brochure,? but a reality that says ?late-stage capitalism with goats? Beautiful, clean prose that politely declines to explain itself It?s the kind of book you finish and then stare at the wall for a bit, wondering why 180-ish pages can feel more unsettling than a 900-page fantasy trilogy about dragons and inheritance law. Why this edition? Because this is the Yale University Press version, you get all the trimmings of Serious Literature? without any of the joylessness. Think: Proper typesetting, not something knocked together in a basement with a stolen copy of Word 97 A translation that doesn?t feel like it came via a budget airline and two machine translators A satisfyingly intellectual vibe that says, ?Yes, I do in fact know where Tangier is.? And yet, because you?re acquiring it from Crappy Old Books , you also get: A pleasantly lived-in copy, not a sterile, untouched specimen A price that suggests ?cult classic? rather than ?tuition fee? The warm glow of knowing your book has a previous life, like a literary rescue dog In Summary Title: The African Shore Author: Rodrigo Rey Rosa Publisher: Yale University Press (2013) ISBN: 9780300196108 Condition: Good ? gently used, fully functional for thinking, brooding, and light intellectual showing-off The African Shore : for when you want a short book, a long aftertaste, and the nagging sense that the border you?re worried about might not be on any map. Brought to you, with affectionately low expectations of humanity, by Crappy Old Books . Codice articolo 5088
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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. SIGNED BY RODRIGO REY ROSA on half-title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to upper front corner at spine; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; In the vein of Paul Bowles, Paul Theroux, and V.S. Naipaul, The African Shore marks a major new installment in the genre of dystopic travel fiction from the prominent Guatemalan writer Rodrigo Rey Rosa--a tale of alienation, misrecognition, and intrigue set in and around Tangier. Through a double narrative about a Colombian tourist pleasurably stranded in Morocco and a young shepherd who dreams of migrating to Spain and of "riches to come," the author addresses the anxiety, distrust, and potential for violence that characterize that border of all borders: the strait that separates Africa and Europe where they touch the Atlantic. This unusual novel, whose interlacing plotlines are connected through the mysterious presence of a owl, occupies a unique place in Rey Rosa's oeuvre. Signed by Author(s). Codice articolo 008129
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