A Russian Doll and Other Stories is the ninth collection of short fiction by one of this century's premier Argentinian writers who, with his fellow countrymen Julio Cortázar and Jorge Luis Borges, helped change the world's perception of Latin American literature. Bioy Casares's narratives are elegant and urbane, his style precise and streamlined, as he paces his characters through seriocomic traps of fate--ensnared by love, impelled by lust, ambition, or plain greed, even metamorphosed by pharmaceuticals. These are not stories in a psychological mode but like the image of the Russian doll of the title piece are carefully wrought congeries of intractable selves within selves.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
ISBN-10
0811212122
ISBN-13
9780811212120
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1077899
Product Key Features
Book Title
Russian Doll and Other Stories
Author
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), Russian & Former Soviet Union
Publication Year
1992
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Fiction
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Item Weight
4.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pq7797.B535a26 1992
Copyright Date
1992
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
92-010432
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