About this title: "[A] translucent novel of passion, illusion and social class....slyly witty and luminous." --Francine Prose in O, The Oprah Magazine During working hours, Mario is a dutiful bureaucrat, scrupulously earning his paycheck as an employee of the provincial Spanish town where he lives. But when he walks through the door of his apartment, he is transformed into the impassioned lover of Blanca, the beautiful, inscrutable wife he saved from the brink of personal crisis. For the love of Blanca, Mario eats sushi and carpaccio, nods in feigned understanding at experimental films, sits patiently ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Other Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781590512531ISBN:1590512537
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Publisher: Other Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781590512531ISBN:1590512537
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Other Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781590512531ISBN:1590512537
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Other Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781590512531ISBN:1590512537
Description: Fine. Other Press 2007 SOFTCOVER. Prerelease version. Glossy white pictorial wraps. From Propelled by an ironic sense of foreboding, this clever, circular account of the unraveling of a strained marriage follows Mario, a Spanish civil servant who thrives on routine, after he becomes convinced his wife, Blanca, has deserted him and left in her place an impostor. Mario blames himself for not paying closer attention to his beloved in happier times, but his more pointed regret centers around Llufs ... read more
Edition: Advanced Reading Copy.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781590512531ISBN:1590512537
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 134 p. Audience: General/trade. Never used. Pristine condition. No remainder marks. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OTHER PR LLC
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781590512531ISBN:1590512537
Description: New. "Part mystery, part comedy of manners....The Flaubert of "Madame Bovary" and the Henry James of "The Turn of the Screw" meet in the unresolved enigma of "In Her Absence, "--"Le Point" During working hours, Mario is a dutiful bureaucrat, scrupulo... read more
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