
Ariadne in the Grotesque Labyrinth
Salvador Espriu(Author)
Dalkey Archive Press
Will be published approx. on 11. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
166 pages
978-1-56478-772-9 (ISBN)
Description
One of the defining texts of twentieth-century Catalan fiction, written by one of its most innovative and cherished writers, Salvador Espriu's "Ariadne in the Grotesque Labyrinth" is a collection of thirty-four short stories in which the twists and turns of action, character, and place are as winding and sumptuous as the legendary maze of its title. Originally published in 1935 in the midst of great countrywide political and social upheaval, these stories are a mirror, a grotesque mirror, held up to Catalan and Spanish society. Infused with a deep sense of mythic power, blending social realism with lush modernist experiment, " Ariadne in the Grotesque Labyrinth" is a triumph of style. Perhaps best known for his poetry, Espriu's rich lyricism and highly evocative use of the Catalan language are here brought to life in the poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips's remarkable English-language translation of a classic of world literature.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Normal, IL
United States
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Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56478-772-9 (9781564787729)
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Ariadne in the Grotesque Labyrinth
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10/2012
Dalkey Archive Press
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Ariadne in the Grotesque Labyrinth
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Salvador Espriu (1913 1985) is considered one of the Catalan language s most significant postwar writers, producing fiction, poetry, and drama. Two volumes of his Selected Poems are available in English translation. Rowan Ricardo Phillips is the author of "The Ground "(FSG, 2012). He is the recipient of a a Whiting Writers' Award, the PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award, and the GLCA New Writers Award for Poetry, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He lives in New York City and Barcelona.