The tenant &, The motive
Record details
- ISBN: 9781408834732 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1408834731 (electronic bk.)
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Physical Description:
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1 online resource. - Publisher: London : Bloomsbury, 2005.
Content descriptions
Language Note: | Translated from the Spanish. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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Subject: | Linguistics -- Middle West -- Fiction Authors -- Psychology -- Fiction |
Genre: | Electronic books. |
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Summary:
The Tenant and The Motive are two darkly humorous novellas from the award-winning author of Soldiers of Salamis. The Tenant is the mischievous story of Mario Rota, a linguistics professor whose life starts to unravel after he twists his ankle while out jogging one day. A rival professor appears, takes over his classes and bewitches his girlfriend. Where will Rota's nightmare end - and where did it begin? The Motive is a satire about a writer, Álvaro, who becomes obsessed with finding the ideal inspiration for his novel. First he begins spying on his neighbours, then he starts leading them on, creating a reversal of the maxim that art follows life - with some dire consequences. Written with a supremely light touch, these witty novellas are enjoyable masterpieces that linger long in the memory.