
Obstacles
Eloy Urroz(Author)
Dalkey Archive Press
Published on 14. September 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
978-1-56478-427-8 (ISBN)
Description
One of the most remarkable books of contemporary Mexican literature, The Obstacles is the story of young writers coming of age in a world dominated entirely by their own fictions. It tells, in alternating chapters, the stories of two teenagers, Ricardo and Elias, who are characters in each others' novels.Blurring our notions of reality and fiction, Eloy Urroz takes the reader into a world where characters invent characters and challenge their creators. And the book's conclusion--in which a surprising connection between Ricardo and Elias is revealed--shows that not even fiction can be controlled in a world of such incredible unpredictability.
Reviews / Votes
compelling and audacious' -Jay Trachtenberg, Austin ChronicleMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Normal, IL
United States
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56478-427-8 (9781564784278)
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Persons
Eloy Urroz (1967, New York City, New York) is a Mexican writer. He is currently a professor at The Citadel and College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in 1996. Along with Pedro Angel Palou, Ignacio Padilla, Ricardo Ch vez Casta eda, and Jorge Volpi wrote "The Crack Manifesto" urging Latin American writers to break with their countries' literary traditions.