The Enormity of the Tragedy [Paperback]

Quim Monzo (Author), Peter Bush (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 11, 2008

By teasing out the relationships between sex and death. . . The Enormity of the Tragedy presents the fundamental loneliness of a sex-driven culture. . . a plotty read that manages to be fun depsite heavy subject matter and two dislikable leads."" The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Review

"A gifted writer, he draws well on the rich tradition of Spanish surrealism to put a deliberately paranoic sense of menace in apparently mundane everyday and also to sustain the lyrical, visionary quality of his imagination."  —New York Times

About the Author

Quim Monzó is a recipient of the National Award for fiction, the City of Barcelona Award for fiction, the Prudenci Bertrana Award for fiction, the El Temps Award for best novel, the Lletra d'Or Prize for the best book of the year, and the Catalan Writers' Award. He has also been awarded Serra d'Or magazine's prestigious Critics' Award four times. He is a coauthor of the dialogue for Bigas Luna's movie Jamón, Jamón.

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Peter Owen Ltd (February 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0720612993
• ISBN-13: 978-0720612998
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,298,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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