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A reader’s fictional tour of the art and lives of some of the great 20th-century Surrealists

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"His intelligent playfulness and his fervor for written language are visible on every page and highlighted by this excellent translation. Vila-Matas is a master, one of the most gifted contemporary Spanish novelists." -- Publishers Weekly
"Vila-Matas's work made a tremendous impression on me. I was so fascinated by his humor, the incredible knowledge he has of all kinds of literature, his compassion for writers, and his fearlessness in taking on literary subjects and making that part of what he is writing about." -- Paul Auster
"Arguably Spain's most significant contemporary literary figure." -- Joanna Kavenna - The New Yorker
"Vila-Matas's touch is light and whimsical, while his allusions encompass a rogue's gallery of world literature." -- Time Out New York

A Brief History of Portable Literature

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    A Paperback / softback by Enrique Vila-Matas, Anne McLean, Thomas Bunstead

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      Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
      Publication Date: 12/06/2015
      ISBN13: 9780811223379, 978-0811223379
      ISBN10: 081122337X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A reader’s fictional tour of the art and lives of some of the great 20th-century Surrealists

      Trade Review
      "His intelligent playfulness and his fervor for written language are visible on every page and highlighted by this excellent translation. Vila-Matas is a master, one of the most gifted contemporary Spanish novelists." -- Publishers Weekly
      "Vila-Matas's work made a tremendous impression on me. I was so fascinated by his humor, the incredible knowledge he has of all kinds of literature, his compassion for writers, and his fearlessness in taking on literary subjects and making that part of what he is writing about." -- Paul Auster
      "Arguably Spain's most significant contemporary literary figure." -- Joanna Kavenna - The New Yorker
      "Vila-Matas's touch is light and whimsical, while his allusions encompass a rogue's gallery of world literature." -- Time Out New York

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