The One-Handed Pianist and Other Stories

Ilan Stavans

Original title: Short stories

first published 1996 Northwestern University Press, 2007 paperback 208 pages

"Translations of eight stories and a novella from two books: La pianista manca (1991) and Talia y el cielo (1979; rev. 1989). Work treats identity, literary influence, writer's coming of age: themes Stavans details in an autobiographical epilogue. 'Wonderful fables for the Aeonic Age reader' (Don Webb: American Book Review, June/July 1997, p. 17). Excellent translations by author and several others"--Handbook of Lati...

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The One-Handed Pianist and Other Stories paperback · 2007 · Northwestern University Press · 208 pages · 9780810124608
The one-handed pianist and other stories edition · 1996 · University of New Mexico Press · 196 pages

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