Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
Description |
x, 331 pages ; 25 cm |
Note |
"Originally published in Spanish as Todas las familias felices by Alfaguara, Mexico City, Mexico, in 2006"--T.p. verso. |
Contents |
A family like any other -- Chorus of the street gossips -- The disobedient son -- Chorus of the rival buddies -- A cousin without charm -- Chorus of the threatened daughter -- Conjugal ties (1) -- Chorus of the father of rock -- Mater Dolorosa -- Chorus of the perfect wife -- The mariachi's mother -- Chorus of the naked honeymoon -- Sweethearts -- Chorus of the murdered family -- The armed family -- Chorus of the suffering children -- The gay divorce -- Chorus of a son of the sea -- The official family -- Chorus of the family from the neighborhood -- The father's servant -- Chorus of rancorous families -- The secret marriage -- Chorus of the daughter who killed herself -- The star's son -- Chorus of the children of good families -- The discomfiting brother -- Chorus of the inspected family -- Conjugal ties (2) -- Chorus of the savage families -- Eternal father -- Choruscodaconrad. |
Summary |
The internationally acclaimed winner of the Cervantes Prize presents a stunning novel about family and love across an expanse of Mexican life. |
Language |
Translated from the Spanish. |
Subject |
Families -- Fiction.
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Families. |
Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Short stories.
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Short stories.
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Fiction.
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Added Author |
Grossman, Edith, 1936-2023.
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Added Title |
Todas las familias felices. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008001238
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ISBN |
9781400066889 alkaline paper |
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1400066883 alkaline paper |
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