| Lend Me Your Character Contributor(s): Ugresic, Dubravka (Author), Hawkesworth, Celia (Translator), Heim, Michael Henry (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1564783758 ISBN-13: 9781564783752 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: The pieces collected in Lend Me Your Character--the novella "Steffie Cvek in the Jaws of Life" and the collection of short stories entitled "Life Is a Fairy Tale"--solidify Dubravka Ugresic's reputation as one of Eastern Europe's most playful and inventive writers. From the story of Steffie Cvek, a harassed and vulnerable typist whose life is shaped entirely by cliches as she searches relentlessly for an elusive romantic love in a narrative punctuated by threadbare advice from women's magazine and constructed like a sewing pattern, to "The Kharms Case," one of Ugresic's funniest stories ever about the strained relationship between a persistent translator and a nonresponsive publisher, the pieces in this collection are always smart and endlessly entertaining. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004063477 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.56" W x 8.44" (0.74 lbs) 246 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the story of Steffie Cvek to "The Kharms Case," the pieces in Dubravka Ugresic's collection Lend Me Your Character are always smart and endlessly entertaining. The former story paints a picture of a harassed and vulnerable typist whose life is shaped entirely by cliches. She searches endlessly for an elusive romantic love in a narrative punctuated by threadbare advice from women's magazines and constructed like a sewing pattern. The latter story is one of Ugresic's funniest and is about the strained relationship between a persistent translator and an unresponsive publisher. The stories collected in Lend Me Your Character the novella "Steffie Cvek in the Jaws of Life" and a collection of short stories entitled "Life Is a Fairy Tale" solidify Ugresic's reputation as one of Eastern Europe's most playful and inventive writers." |