ISBN: 9798188609245 - poor-squeezer (6 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This is the translation and adaptation of 'Escanyapobres', by Narcís Oller.In the Catalan town of Pratbell, everyone knows Oleguer by the name they gave him: the Poor-squeezerA fortune that is never spent stops being a fortune. It becomes an appetite.First published in 1884, L'escanya-pobres is the shortest and most controlled of Narcís Oller's novels, and many critics count it his finest. Oller was the writer who brought the modern novel into Catalan. Émile Zola, who wrote the preface to his French edition, called him 'a narrator who is moved by his narration.'This new translation renders Oller's dense nineteenth-century prose in plain modern English, with a translator's note on the choices behind it.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This is the translation and adaptation of "Escanyapobres", by Narcis Oller.In the Catalan town of Pratbell, everyone knows Oleguer by the name they gave him: the Poor-squeezerA fortune that is never spent stops being a fortune. It becomes an appetite.First published in 1884, L'escanya-pobres is the shortest and most controlled of Narcis Oller's novels, and many critics count it his finest. Oller was the writer who brought the modern novel into Catalan. Emile Zola, who wrote the preface to his French edition, called him "a narrator who is moved by his narration."This new translation renders Oller's dense nineteenth-century prose in plain modern English, with a translator's note on the choices behind it. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This is the translation and adaptation of "Escanyapobres", by Narcis Oller.In the Catalan town of Pratbell, everyone knows Oleguer by the name they gave him: the Poor-squeezerA fortune that is never spent stops being a fortune. It becomes an appetite.First published in 1884, L'escanya-pobres is the shortest and most controlled of Narcis Oller's novels, and many critics count it his finest. Oller was the writer who brought the modern novel into Catalan. Emile Zola, who wrote the preface to his French edition, called him "a narrator who is moved by his narration."This new translation renders Oller's dense nineteenth-century prose in plain modern English, with a translator's note on the choices behind it. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…