The Torturer's Wife

Thomas Glave

Sinossi

Follow-up to his first book, a collection of short stories called "Whose Song?" Very successful for City Lights, achieving great media success and establishing a prestigious literary reputation for Glave. Glave's greatest strength is his distinct voice and style -- the stories are poetic, lyrical, allusive, and sometimes elusive. They are elaborately and intricately structured, and cover an extensive thematic background that is of interest to many audiences.

Disponibile da: 08/09/2013.

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