Isbn: 9780717808847 - the Slackers: and Other Stories (16 results)

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book, Slackers, is a collection of short stories, part of International Publisher's ongoing Manuel Tiago seriesThe title story, 'The Slackers,' deals humorously with a mixed bag of misfits who are forced to report to a military correctional camp to complete their obligatory service. As in several of his other works of fiction, Tiago, (Álvaro Cunhal), based his tale on his own life. For a time, in late 1939 and early 1940, Cunhal was forced to complete his military service in a Disciplinary Company.'Hand in Hand' is a teenage love story set against the background of the post-1974 public flowering of the Communist Party as a significant partner in the democratic reconstruction of the country. In this story the author once again calls upon his own memories, having served as a very young man as leader of the Federation of Portuguese Communist Youth.'Parallel Stories' is the centerpiece of the collection, the longest and most developed story in this volume, essentially a novella. Set in contemporary democratic times, we see a small regional Communist Party organization struggling with its past as primarily a party of the working class at a time when the working class itself was undergoing profound changes.The final story, 'Lives,' reads like the treatment of an epic-long family saga, or even asprawling multi-season TV miniseries. Its timeframe is deliberately obscure, although to be sure, there is an automobile that plays a small part toward the end. Otherwise, we seem tohover anywhere between the late 19th century all the way up through the mid-20th.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. The Slackers | and other stories | Manuel Tiago | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2022 | International Publishers | EAN 9780717808847 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.