The Magic of Blood
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The Magic of Blood by Dagoberto Gilb
Dagoberto Gilb is a powerful and important new talent in American fiction. Fresh, funny, relentless, beautifully crafted, his writing possesses that rare Chekhovian ability to perfectly capture the nuances of ordinary life–and make it resonate with unexpected meaning. The Magic of Blood is his unforgettable first book.
Gilb, Dagoberto: - Dagoberto Gilb spent sixteen years working as a construction worker, twelve as a highrise carpenter with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. He is the author of The Magic of Blood (University of New Mexico Press), which won the 1994 PEN/Hemingway Award and was a PEN/Faulkner finalist, The Last Known Residence of Mickey Acua, Woodcuts of Women, and Gritos, which was a finalist for the National Books Critics Circle Award. He has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Whiting Writers' Award. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Threepenny Review, Harper's, and The Best American Essays. His latest novel, The Flowers, is due out at the end of the year. Born in Los Angeles, he made his home for many years in El Paso and now lives in Austin, Texas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802133991 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802133991 |
| Titel | The Magic of Blood |
| Autor | Dagoberto Gilb |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1994-07-21 |
| Seitenanzahl | 304 |
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