Vermeer's Milkmaid by Manuel Rivas

Vermeer's Milkmaid by Manuel Rivas

The mystery of the light in Vermeer's famous painting illuminates a writer's love for his mother; a travelling lingerie salesman is helped miraculously by a rock musician as he waits for his son who has run away; an emigrant returned from America describes his experiences to his nephew. The theme of non-communication in human relationships in a world saturated with information is the connecting thread in this collection of stories by the author of The Carpenter's Pencil. The everyday lives of Rivas's memorable Galician characters may be desperately harsh and filled with pain and solitude, but their situations are always redeemed by humour and tenderness. Vermeer's Milkmaid includes the three stories published by The Harvill Press as Butterfly's Tongue and upon which Jose Luis Cuerda's acclaimed film of the same title is based.

Some truly masterly pieces of contemporary storytelling Santos Alonso, Diario 16; The collection proves that Manuel Rivas is ready to tackle themes of major importance.. Constantly rewarding Ricardo Senabre, ABC; Manuel Rivas knows how to show the mixture of cruelty and tenderness that lie behind human activity Joaquin Arnaiz, Mundo

Manuel Rivas was born in A Coruna in 1957. His novels and short stories have earned him some of Spain's most prestigious literary awards.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781860469305
ISBN 10	1860469302
Titel	Vermeer's Milkmaid
Autor	Manuel Rivas
Serie	Panther S
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Vintage Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr	2001-12-27
Seitenanzahl	192
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.