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Dostoevsky's Last Night.
by Cristina Peri Rossi
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0312143222
- ISBN 13
- 9780312143220
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY Picador USA, 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus in the USA [1996]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus in the USA [1996]; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear to the corner tips; just a hint of riffling at the lower corner of the cover and the last few pages; the mildest overall rubbing; the binding is square and secure; the text clean. Near perfect; i.e., close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 180pp. Translated by Laura C. Dail. Trade Paperback. Cristina Peri Rossi is one of Spain's most acclaimed authors. A book about a gambling addiction that leads a man to "...a mysteriously seductive analyst." who attempts to cure his problem. Dostoevsky's Last Night is a daring ride through risk and redemption by an author who is obviously not afraid to take risks herself. Jorge, a passionate and eccentric man addicted to gambling seeks help with Lucia, his shrink. But instead of finding the accepting and caring person he was looking for Lucia attempts to cure him with straightorward no-nonsence opinions and caustic 'advice', which causes Jorge to become more fond of her than he expected. The plot, however, is not the most interesting part of Dostoevsky's Last Night -- the ideas are. Rossi moves through her novel with incredible grace, showing both the beauty and the tyranny of passion. Borrowing from numerous psychological, literary, and popular influences she constructs a book that burns with all the passion of the gambling table.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 46410
- Title
- Dostoevsky's Last Night.
- Author
- Cristina Peri Rossi
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus in the USA [1996]; First Printing indicated.
- ISBN 10
- 0312143222
- ISBN 13
- 9780312143220
- Publisher
- Picador USA,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1996.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Fiction; Literature: World; Authors K-P; Authors Q-Z; Spanish Literature; Contemporary Fiction; Women's Fiction;
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