Screen LibraryThe scent of Buenos Aires : stories /
"By one of Argentina's greatest contemporary storytellers, The Scent of Buenos Aires gathers twenty-five of Hebe Uhart's most remarkable and incandescent short stories in English for the first time. It draws together her best vignettes of quotidian life: moments at the zoo, the hair s...
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Archipelago Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Brooklyn, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
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English Spanish |
| Edition: | First Archipelago Books edition. |
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| Summary: |
"By one of Argentina's greatest contemporary storytellers, The Scent of Buenos Aires gathers twenty-five of Hebe Uhart's most remarkable and incandescent short stories in English for the first time. It draws together her best vignettes of quotidian life: moments at the zoo, the hair salon, or a cacophonous homeowners association meeting. She writes in unconventional, understated syntax, constructing a delightfully specific perspective on life in South America. These stories are marked by sharp humor and wit: discrete and subtle, yet filled with eccentric and insightful characters. Uhart's na |
| Carrier Form: | 477 pages ; 19 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781939810342 1939810345 |
| Index Number: | PQ7798 |
| CLC: | I551.45 |
| Call Number: | I551.45/U28 |
| Contents: |
Guiding the ivy -- It was the cat's fault -- The cake -- The stories told by Cecilia's friends -- The scent of Buenos Aires -- Tourists and travelers -- Christmas Eve in the park -- At the hair salon -- Leonor -- Possibly an old husband -- Angelina & Pipotto -- Human beings are radically alone -- Sunday afternoon visit -- Miss Irma -- The boy who couldn't fall asleep -- The wandering Dutchman -- Quitting smoking -- Impressions of a school principal -- New times -- Luisa's friend -- Bees are industrious -- I don't have wings -- Coordination -- Paso del Rey -- Gina -- |