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Published by Plover Press, Kailua, Hawaii, USA, 1995
ISBN 10: 0917635167ISBN 13: 9780917635168
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. BZ2 - A hard cover withdrawn ex-library book in very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in red cloth with gold lettering on the spine and front with minor overall shelf wear plus the dust jacket is pasted down to the inside surface of the boards plus the usual library stamps and label on the front endpaper and title page. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear and is inside the original library mylar sleeve plus the endflaps are pasted down to the inside surface of the boards. Translated from the Spanish by Dale Carter and Alfonso González. With an introduction by Carlos Fuentes. The story of a man whose family has worked in the mines of Northern Mexico for generations. Though his grandfather dies of silicosis and his father is reduced to part-time work, he plans to work in the mines also. His brother refuses to let him though but is himself claimed by silicosis. In the end he has escaped this fate but he must watch helplessly as his brother slowly wastes away. The author is a native of the mining region which he writes about. The author is a winner of the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize and First Prize for the Novel in the El Nacional 50th Anniversary Contest. 112p. Size: 5.5"x8.25". Ex-Library.
Published by Plover Press, Kailua, Hawaii, USA, 1997
ISBN 10: 0917635213ISBN 13: 9780917635212
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. CF4 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library labels and stamps on the top outside paper edges and front endpaper plus there is some tape residue on the inside surfaces of the boards from where the endflaps were taped down to the boards. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library labels on the spine and on the front plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Translated from the Spanish by John Copeland. A novel about a gambusino or scavenger of mines. He roams the hills, eking out a living by hauling promising samples into town and making deals with current land owners. The author is a winner of the Premio Xavier Villaurrutia and El Nacional's 50th Anniversary Novel Contest. By the author of "Llaves de Urgell" and "Guerra en el Paraíso." 113p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.