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One of the most remarkable books of contemporary Mexican literature, The Obstacles is the story of young writers coming of age in a world dominated entirely by their own fictions. It tells, in alternating chapters, the stories of two teenagers, Ricardo and Elias, who are characters in each others' novels.Blurring our notions of reality and fiction, Eloy Urroz takes the reader into a world where characters invent characters and challenge their creators. And the book's conclusion--in which a surprising connection between Ricardo and Elias is revealed--shows that not even fiction can be controlled in a world of such incredible unpredictability.

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compelling and audacious' -Jay Trachtenberg, Austin Chronicle

Obstacles

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    A Paperback / softback by Eloy Urroz, Ezra Fitz

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      Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
      Published 14 September 2006
      ISBN-13 9781564784278
      978-1564784278
      ISBN-10 1564784274

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      One of the most remarkable books of contemporary Mexican literature, The Obstacles is the story of young writers coming of age in a world dominated entirely by their own fictions. It tells, in alternating chapters, the stories of two teenagers, Ricardo and Elias, who are characters in each others' novels.Blurring our notions of reality and fiction, Eloy Urroz takes the reader into a world where characters invent characters and challenge their creators. And the book's conclusion--in which a surprising connection between Ricardo and Elias is revealed--shows that not even fiction can be controlled in a world of such incredible unpredictability.

      Trade Review
      compelling and audacious' -Jay Trachtenberg, Austin Chronicle

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