Beggars Knife by Rey Rosa (26 results)

Condition: acceptable. Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may be missing bundled media.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. From one of Guatemala's finest young writers, these twenty-six storiesat once brutal and intensely lyricalare peopled with sorcerers, ghosts, and assassins.Springing from myth and beliefs indigenous to Central America and North America, where their action occurs, Rey Rosa's tales give the sense of being dreamed. At the same time they can be read as metaphors for the terror and oppression of years of warfare.Rodrigo Rey Rosa has based many of his writings and stories on legends and myths that are indigenous to Latin American as well as North Africa. A number of Rey Rosa's works have been translated into English, including; The Path Doubles Back (by Paul Bowles), Dust on her Tongue, "The Pelcari Project", The Beggar's Knife, The African Shore, and Severina. Along with his longer writings, he has also written a number of short stories that have been printed in college-level text books, such as "Worlds of Fiction, Second Edition" by Roberta Rubenstein and Charles R. Larson. A few of these short stories include The Proof, and The Good Cripple. Many of Rey Rosa's works have been translated into seven languages. In the early 1980s, Rey Rosa went to Morocco and became a literary protege of American expatriate writer Paul Bowles, who later translated several of Rey Rosa's works into English. When Bowles died in 1999, Rey Rosa became an executor of his literary estate.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. London: Peter Owen 1988. Trade Paperback. 0720606993 . First UK edition. Collects 26 stories. 95 pages. Near Fine copy due to some age-toning to the rear cover 119.

Paperback. Condition: New. From one of Guatemala's finest young writers, these twenty-six storiesat once brutal and intensely lyricalare peopled with sorcerers, ghosts, and assassins.Springing from myth and beliefs indigenous to Central America and North America, where their action occurs, Rey Rosa's tales give the sense of being dreamed. At the same time they can be read as metaphors for the terror and oppression of years of warfare.Rodrigo Rey Rosa has based many of his writings and stories on legends and myths that are indigenous to Latin American as well as North Africa. A number of Rey Rosa's works have been translated into English, including; The Path Doubles Back (by Paul Bowles), Dust on her Tongue, "The Pelcari Project", The Beggar's Knife, The African Shore, and Severina. Along with his longer writings, he has also written a number of short stories that have been printed in college-level text books, such as "Worlds of Fiction, Second Edition" by Roberta Rubenstein and Charles R. Larson. A few of these short stories include The Proof, and The Good Cripple. Many of Rey Rosa's works have been translated into seven languages. In the early 1980s, Rey Rosa went to Morocco and became a literary protege of American expatriate writer Paul Bowles, who later translated several of Rey Rosa's works into English. When Bowles died in 1999, Rey Rosa became an executor of his literary estate.

Paperback. 95p., very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Short stories by the Guatemalan author, "springing from myth and beliefs indigenous to Central America and North Africa, where their action occurs".

First printing in wrappers, issued simultaneously with hardcover. A collection of both brutal and lyrical short stories from one of Guatemala's finest young writers. Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (crease on front cover.).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Translated from the Spanish by Paul Bowles. First paperback edition. Very good in pictorial wraps.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 104 pages. 8.25x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers; [viii],95,[1]pp. A Fine, unread copy. UK edition of the Guatemalan author's first book, a collection of 26 short stories translated by Paul Bowles, originally published by City Lights in 1985.

First U.K. Edition. Slim octavo (21.5cm.); original black pictorial wrappers; [6],95pp. Fine. First published by City Lights Books in 1985. Short stories by Guatemalan author.

brossura. Condition: nuovo. New. English., Ill. bn: --, Ill. colori: --, Peso: 140 gr.

First Edition. First Printing, wrappered issue. Octavo (20cm); glossy pictorial card wrappers; [viii],95,[1]pp. Light crease to upper front cover, trivial wear to crown, else very Near Fine. The Guatemalan author's first book, a collection of 26 short stories translated by Paul Bowles.

Paperback. Condition: New. From one of Guatemala's finest young writers, these twenty-six storiesat once brutal and intensely lyricalare peopled with sorcerers, ghosts, and assassins.Springing from myth and beliefs indigenous to Central America and North America, where their action occurs, Rey Rosa's tales give the sense of being dreamed. At the same time they can be read as metaphors for the terror and oppression of years of warfare.Rodrigo Rey Rosa has based many of his writings and stories on legends and myths that are indigenous to Latin American as well as North Africa. A number of Rey Rosa's works have been translated into English, including; The Path Doubles Back (by Paul Bowles), Dust on her Tongue, "The Pelcari Project", The Beggar's Knife, The African Shore, and Severina. Along with his longer writings, he has also written a number of short stories that have been printed in college-level text books, such as "Worlds of Fiction, Second Edition" by Roberta Rubenstein and Charles R. Larson. A few of these short stories include The Proof, and The Good Cripple. Many of Rey Rosa's works have been translated into seven languages. In the early 1980s, Rey Rosa went to Morocco and became a literary protege of American expatriate writer Paul Bowles, who later translated several of Rey Rosa's works into English. When Bowles died in 1999, Rey Rosa became an executor of his literary estate.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - From one of Guatemala's finest young writers, these twenty-six stories?at once brutal and intensely lyrical?are peopled with sorcerers, ghosts, and assassins.

Paperback. Condition: New. From one of Guatemala's finest young writers, these twenty-six storiesat once brutal and intensely lyricalare peopled with sorcerers, ghosts, and assassins.Springing from myth and beliefs indigenous to Central America and North America, where their action occurs, Rey Rosa's tales give the sense of being dreamed. At the same time they can be read as metaphors for the terror and oppression of years of warfare.Rodrigo Rey Rosa has based many of his writings and stories on legends and myths that are indigenous to Latin American as well as North Africa. A number of Rey Rosa's works have been translated into English, including; The Path Doubles Back (by Paul Bowles), Dust on her Tongue, "The Pelcari Project", The Beggar's Knife, The African Shore, and Severina. Along with his longer writings, he has also written a number of short stories that have been printed in college-level text books, such as "Worlds of Fiction, Second Edition" by Roberta Rubenstein and Charles R. Larson. A few of these short stories include The Proof, and The Good Cripple. Many of Rey Rosa's works have been translated into seven languages. In the early 1980s, Rey Rosa went to Morocco and became a literary protege of American expatriate writer Paul Bowles, who later translated several of Rey Rosa's works into English. When Bowles died in 1999, Rey Rosa became an executor of his literary estate.

First edition. 95 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Twenty-six short stories translated by Paul Bowles. Miller A45[b]. Cook 165b.

First American Edition. First Printing (and correct First), preceding the British edition by 3 years. Octavo; brick red cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 95pp, [1]. Fine in a Fine dustjacket, one of a very small number of copies bound in cloth. The Guatemalan author's first book, a collection of short fiction.