| A Pretty Face Contributor(s): Reig, Rafael (Author), Hammond, Paul (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1852429224 ISBN-13: 9781852429225 Publisher: Serpent's Tail OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2008 Annotation: "A wonderfully absurd little existential novel."-"The Independent on Sunday" "Rafael Reig's manic inventiveness appears to know no bounds. . . . Enjoy the humour and intellectual breadth."-"The Times" (London) Children's author Lola Eguibar is dead. With the help of her teenage character Benito, she sets out to investigate her own murder. Set in a surreal Spain that is part of the United States, where everyone speaks Anglo and the world has exhausted its supply of oil, this is a remarkable blend of crime, science fiction, and satire. Rafael Reig was born in 1963. He lives in Madrid, where he combines university teaching with his writing activities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Paperback Original |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 4.9" W x 6.9" (0.45 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rafael] Reig delights in keeping his readers on their toes. For such a brief book -- it can be read in one afternoon -- it covers a lot of ground, and all of the elements come together at the end. Reig is playing around in A Pretty Face -- and inviting his readers to play along.--NPR.org "A wonderfully absurd little existential novel."--The Independent on Sunday "Rafael Reig's manic inventiveness appears to know no bounds. . . . Enjoy the humour and intellectual breadth."--The Times (London) Children's author Lola Eguibar is dead. With the help of her teenage character Benito, she sets out to investigate her own murder. Set in a surreal Spain that is part of the United States, where everyone speaks Anglo and the world has exhausted its supply of oil, this is a remarkable blend of crime, science fiction, and satire. Rafael Reig was born in 1963. He lives in Madrid, where he combines university teaching with his writing activities. |