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Mermaid and the Drunks
Joseph Conrad
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Description for Mermaid and the Drunks
paperback. Good clean copy showing some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but remains a good copy
Fresia Castillo's father left Chile smuggled in the boot of a car; her mother crossed the Andes by bus with two small children. Fresia, a photographer, has lived all of her life in Britain, but following the death of her father, she has decided it is time to return. Despite one previous visit when she felt at odds with her Chilean relatives, she is drawn to a land so rich in landscapes and extremes. It is also, of course, a place of political extremes, and the aftershocks of Pinochet's regime are still reverberating. On the journey to Santiago she meets ... Read more
Fresia Castillo's father left Chile smuggled in the boot of a car; her mother crossed the Andes by bus with two small children. Fresia, a photographer, has lived all of her life in Britain, but following the death of her father, she has decided it is time to return. Despite one previous visit when she felt at odds with her Chilean relatives, she is drawn to a land so rich in landscapes and extremes. It is also, of course, a place of political extremes, and the aftershocks of Pinochet's regime are still reverberating. On the journey to Santiago she meets ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753817759
SKU
KSS0014974
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Joseph Conrad
Ben Richards was born in 1964 and has previously worked as a Housing Officer in London and as a University Lecturer (Birmingham University). He also spent several years in South America working and travelling.
Reviews for Mermaid and the Drunks
'A vividly written novel...The two main characters, Fresia, a Chilean exile, and Joe, a Scottish academic, are wonderful, and the way they fumble their way towards each other is a delight.' SHERLOCK 'An intriguing plot...[and an] articulate and humorous look at the role of the outsider analysing a foreign culture and set of politics.' GUARDIAN (26.6.04) 'set in ... Read more