Blank Gaze

Häftad, 2008

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Against a backdrop of rural Portuguese poverty, a handful of magical characters are living out their destiny: Jose, a shepherd, who is visited by a devil whispering violent words in his ear; Moises and Elias, Siamese twins joined at the tip of their little fingers; Gabriel, a wise man, who is over one hundred years old; and an unnamed character who sits writing alone in a windowless room. The characters are universal, and they are all at the mercy of fate - their lives are pulled in different directions and sometimes even suffocated and snuffed out.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-11-03
Mått129 x 198 x 16 mm
FormatHäftad
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780747592723

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