The Event (Paperback)

by Juan Jos� Saer (Author) "Let us call him simply Bianco ..." (more)

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Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Serpent's Tail (Sep 1 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1852422491
ISBN-13: 978-1852422493
Product Dimensions: 20 x 12.7 x 1.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 236 g
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Blanco the magician is famous throughout Europe for his telepathic powers. Undermined by a conspiracy and exposed to the world as a charlatan, Blanco is forced to flee to Argentina, where he takes up with the voluptuous Gina. This book received Spain's Nadal Prize for fiction in 1988.

About the Author

Born in Santa Fé, Argentina in 1937, Juan José Saer is the leading Argentinian writer of the post-Borges generation. In 1968, he moved to Paris and taught literature at the university in Rennes, Brittany. In 1998, Saer was awarded Spain's prestigious Nadal Prize. His work is translated into all major languages. He died in 2005.

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