The Serpent Said (Paperback)
Jose Ignacio Lopez Linares
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Add to basketPaperback. In 38 vignettes of considerable formal simplicity, Perry Oliver shows us his refined sense of humor, which makes us smile and think. With the pretext of using the perspective of the Serpent in Genesis, and under the guise of a deceptive simplicity (aesthetic and narrative), Oliver circumvents religious considerations and instead proposes a critical irony of certain aspects of contemporary society, like personal relationships or mass consumption. Although written (or better said, drawn) at the end of the last century, it maintains its relevance. We have a singular work in the trajectory of the author, a recognized artist (sculptor and printmaker). Although he has some inedited texts, this is not his usual medium of artistic expression. This book combines and fuses with mastery three of his passions: drawing, words, and (above all) humor. This bilingual version, English and Spanish, with its very concise idiom of short phrases and wordplay, makes an ideal exercise for students in either of these languages.En 38 vinetas de gran sencillez formal, Perry Oliver nos muestras su fino humor, que nos hara sonreir y pensar. Bajo la excusa de mostrarnos el punto de vista de la Serpiente del Genesis, y bajo la apariencia de una falsa simpleza (estetica y narrativa), Oliver no entra en asuntos religiosos sino que plantea una ironica critica a algunos aspectos de la sociedad actual, como la relacion de pareja o el consumo de masas. Aunque escrito (o mejor dicho, dibujado) a finales del pasado siglo, mantiene una total vigencia. Se trata de una obra muy singular en la trayectoria del autor, reconocido artista plastico (escultor y grabador), que aunque posee algunas obras literarias ineditas, no es este su campo habitual de expresion artistica. En este libro se funden magistralmente tres de sus pasiones; el Dibujo, la Palabra y (sobre todo) el Humor. Esta version bilinguee, ingles/Espanol, con un lenguaje muy conciso, en frases cortas y algunos juegos de palabra, la hacen idonea como ejercicios de practicas para estudiantes de alguno de estos idiomas. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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