The Right Intention
Oakland, California : Transit Books, [2018]
Format: Book
Description: 277 pages ; 20 cm
"Nothing is simple for the men and women in Andrés Barba's stories. As they go about their lives, they are each tested by a single, destructive obsession. A runner puts his marriage at risk while training for a marathon; a teenager can no longer stand the sight of meat following her parents' divorce; a man suddenly fixates on the age difference between him and his younger male lover. In four tightly wound novellas, Andrés Barba establishes himself as a master of the form"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Nocturne -- Debilitation -- Marathon -- Descent.
Subjects:
Spanish fiction -- 20th century.
Teenagers -- Fiction.
Marriage -- Fiction.
Runners (Sports) -- Fiction.
Long-distance runners -- Fiction.
Male long-distance runners -- Fiction.
Spanish fiction -- 20th century.
Teenagers -- Fiction.
Marriage -- Fiction.
Runners (Sports) -- Fiction.
Long-distance runners -- Fiction.
Male long-distance runners -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781945492068
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Barba | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Fiction | In |
"Originally published in Spanish by Editorial Anagrama S.A. ; ©2002"--Title page verso.
"Nothing is simple for the men and women in Andrés Barba's stories. As they go about their lives, they are each tested by a single, destructive obsession. A runner puts his marriage at risk while training for a marathon; a teenager can no longer stand the sight of meat following her parents' divorce; a man suddenly fixates on the age difference between him and his younger male lover. In four tightly wound novellas, Andrés Barba establishes himself as a master of the form"--Amazon.com.
Translated from the Spanish.
"Nothing is simple for the men and women in Andrés Barba's stories. As they go about their lives, they are each tested by a single, destructive obsession. A runner puts his marriage at risk while training for a marathon; a teenager can no longer stand the sight of meat following her parents' divorce; a man suddenly fixates on the age difference between him and his younger male lover. In four tightly wound novellas, Andrés Barba establishes himself as a master of the form"--Amazon.com.
Translated from the Spanish.