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Never come morning / Nelson Algren ; introductions by Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Wright. - New York : Seven Stories Press, 2021. - XXI, [5], 310 stron : portret ; 21 cm.

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Algren Nelson (1909-1981). Autor Vonnegut Kurt (1922-2007 ; jr.). Autor wstępu Wright Richard (1908-1960). Autor wstępu

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Literatura amerykańska

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Mężczyzna Bokserzy Kobieta Bliskie związki międzyludzkie Wybory życiowe Marzenia

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Książka w języku angielskim. The author's only romance, the novel concerns Bruno Bicek, a would-be boxer from Chicago's Northwest side, and Steffi, the woman who shares his dream while living his nightmare. "It is an unusual and brilliant book," said The New York Times. "A bold scribbling upon the wall for comfortable Americans to ponder and digest." This new edition features an introduction by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and an interview with Nelson Algren by H.E.F. Donohue.

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Calderón Rodrigo Blanco (1981- ). Autor González Noel Hernández. Tłumaczenie Hahn Daniel. Tłumaczenie

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Literatura wenezuelska

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Chávez Frías, Hugo (1954-2013) Maduro, Nicolás (1962- ) Bezpańskie zwierzęta Kryzys Caracas (Wenezuela)

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Książka w języku angielskim. Simpatía is a suspenseful novel with unexpected twists and turns about the agony of Venezuela and the collapse of Chavismo. Simpatía is set in the Venezuela of Nicolas Maduro amid a mass exodus of the intellectual class who have been leaving their pets behind. Ulises Kan, the protagonist and a movie buff, receives a text message from his wife, Paulina, saying she is leaving the country (and him). Ulises is not heartbroken but liberated by Paulina’s departure. Two other events end up disrupting his life even further: the return of Nadine, an unrequited love from the past, and the death of his father-in-law, General Martín Ayala. Thanks to Ayala’s will, Ulises discovers that he has been entrusted with a mission—to transform Los Argonautas, the great family home, into a shelter for abandoned dogs. If he manages to do it in time, he will inherit the luxurious apartment that he had shared with Paulina. This novel centers on themes of family and orphanhood in order to address the abuse of power by a patrilineage of political figures in Latin America, from Simón Bolívar to Hugo Chávez. The untranslatable title, Simpatía, which means both sympathy and charm, ironically references the qualities these political figures share. In a morally bankrupt society, where all human ties seem to have dissolved, Ulises is like a stray dog picking up scraps of sympathy. Can you really know who you love? What is, in essence, a family? Are abandoned dogs proof of the existence or non-existence of God? Ulises unknowingly embodies these questions, as a pilgrim of affection in a post-love era.

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Poliglotka (Nowolipki 21)

All copies are currently on loan: sygn. 821-3 wenez. (1 egz.)