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GCDS-9780872862722 03 01 City Lights Books 01 GCOI 87286100306680 02 0872862720 03 9780872862722 15 9780872862722 BC 1 A01 Rey Rosa, Rodrigo Rodrigo Rey Rosa 2 B06 Bowles, Paul Paul Bowles Paul Bowles has taped and translated numerous strange legends and lively stories.</P> 01 eng 124 01 <P>Set in Guatemala, these spare and beautiful tales are linked by themes of magic, violence, and the fragility of existence. Paul Bowle's translation perfectly captures Rey Rosa's stories of the haunted lives of ordinary people in present-day Central America.</P> 02 Set in Guatemala, these spare and beautiful tales are linked by themes of magic, violence, and the fragility of existence. Paul Bowle's translation perfectly captures Rey Rosa's stories of the haunted lives of ordinary people in present-day Central... 08 "A genuinely surprising and original set of stories...a sense of violent unease shading into terror drifts up from every line... his writing has a sharp, almost sadistic edge." The Times Literary Supplement 08 "Compelling in the extreme...these twelve tales (that) boast of hidden dangers and lurking terrors, are written in a deceptively undramatic style, with masterful restraint. Stories that continue to disturb and delight long after they are laid to rest." Blitz 04 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100306680/images/87286100306680L.gif 07 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100306680/images/87286100306680S.gif http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100306680 City Lights Publishers 01 City Lights Publishers 19921101 08 16 oz City Lights Books 01 WORLD 20 19921101 01 02 7.95 USD