Da Vinci's Bicycle: Ten StoriesJohns Hopkins University Press, 1979 - 185 Seiten Esteemed writer and translator Guy Davenport's brilliant story collectionfirst published in 1979is recognized today as a classic of American fiction. Written with tremendous wit, intelligence, and verve, the stories are based on historical figures whose endeavors were too early, too late, or went against the grain of their time. |
Inhalt
Musonius Rufus | 10 |
Au Tombeau de Charles Fourier | 59 |
The Haile Selassie Funeral Train | 108 |
Urheberrecht | |
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