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Mario Levrero - Luminous Novel, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Luminous Novel

Av Mario Levrero

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A writer attempts to complete the novel for which he has been awarded a big fat Guggenheim grant, though for a long time he succeeds mainly in procrastinating – getting an electrician to rewire his living room so he can reposition his computer, buying an armchair, or rather, two: ‘In one, you can’t possibly read: it’s uncomfortable and your back ends up crooked and sore. In the other, you can’t possibly relax: the hard backrest means you have to sit up straight and pay attention, which makes it ideal if you want to read.’ Insomniacs, romantics and anyone who’s ever written (or failed to write) will fall in love with this compelling masterpiece told by a true original, with all his infuriating faults, charming wit and intriguing musings.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2021-08-03
  • Mått: 127 x 198 x 41 mm
  • Vikt: 568 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 544
  • Förlag: And Other Stories
  • ISBN: 9781913505011
  • Översättare: Annie McDermott, Annie Mcdermott
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Levrero was a photographer, bookseller, comics scriptwriter, humourist, crossword author, and creator of brain games, and a novelist who gained cult status in Latin America. In 2000 he was awarded the Guggenheim grant that allowed him to complete work on The Luminous Novel, which was published posthumously. Annie McDermott’s translations include Mario Levrero’s Empty Words and The Luminous Novel for And Other Stories, as well as Loop by Brenda Lozano, Feebleminded by Ariana Harwicz (co-translation with Carolina Orloff) and City of Ulysses by Teolinda Gersão (co-translation with Jethro Soutar). She has previously lived in Mexico City and São Paulo, and is now based in London.

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‘From domestic distractions to doubt and crippling insomnia, never has a book about the repetitious banality of the process of writing a novel – or, in fact avoiding writing a novel – been so compelling and accurately rendered. Mario Levrero turns the act of procrastination into a supreme art form.’ Benjamin Myers

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