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Been There, Read That!: Stories for the Armchair Traveller
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Description for Been There, Read That!: Stories for the Armchair Traveller
Paperback. English translations of short stories from around the world. Editor(s): Anderson, Jean. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FYB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
In this eclectic compendium of translated international stories, a wide range of voices present connections with different ethnicities and provide an opportunity to see the world in a new light. From Spain and Switzerland to Korea, Tahiti, and Mexico, these multicultural stories include a young boy from a backcountry town who struggles with the mysteries and inconsistencies of adult behavior, a French mayor and his community who try desperately to maintain the appearance of normalcy, a scrawny rooster who turns out to be a champion cock fighter, and a young girl who travels to Seoul and is dazzled and disappointed ... Read more
In this eclectic compendium of translated international stories, a wide range of voices present connections with different ethnicities and provide an opportunity to see the world in a new light. From Spain and Switzerland to Korea, Tahiti, and Mexico, these multicultural stories include a young boy from a backcountry town who struggles with the mysteries and inconsistencies of adult behavior, a French mayor and his community who try desperately to maintain the appearance of normalcy, a scrawny rooster who turns out to be a champion cock fighter, and a young girl who travels to Seoul and is dazzled and disappointed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Victoria University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, New Zealand
ISBN
9780864735720
SKU
V9780864735720
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-14
About
Jean Anderson is a senior lecturer in French at the Victoria University of Wellington and the director of the New Zealand Centre for Literary Translation.
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