Dublinesque by Enrique Vila-Matas
Its first English-language publication will coincide with Bloomsday 2012, a significant year for Joyce lovers in that it marks the ninetieth anniversary of the publication of Ulysses, and the year Joyce's work comes out of copyright.
A brilliant, funny novel; an expertly woven tapestry of literary allusions… Enrique Vila-Matas has created a masterpiece -- Jacqueline McCarrick * Times Literary Supplement *
One of the most pleasurable and joyous novels of the year -- John Self * Independent *
An exquisite and original book in which literature does not make us think about life: it is life * Le Magazine Littéraire *
Extremely funnyOne of Vila-Mata's great talents is to make his digressions and inventions entirely absorbing -- Nick Caistor * Times Literary Supplement *
Hugely entertaining…Vila-Matas enjoyed himself writing Dublinesque, that is obvious, and the reader will also enjoy – and collaborate in – this delightful literary exercise that is clever without being knowing, lightly erudite but never pretentious -- Eileen Battersby * Irish Times *
One of the most pleasurable and joyous novels of the year -- John Self * Independent *
An exquisite and original book in which literature does not make us think about life: it is life * Le Magazine Littéraire *
Extremely funnyOne of Vila-Mata's great talents is to make his digressions and inventions entirely absorbing -- Nick Caistor * Times Literary Supplement *
Hugely entertaining…Vila-Matas enjoyed himself writing Dublinesque, that is obvious, and the reader will also enjoy – and collaborate in – this delightful literary exercise that is clever without being knowing, lightly erudite but never pretentious -- Eileen Battersby * Irish Times *
Born in Barcelona in 1948, Enrique Vila-Matas is widely considered to be one of Spain's most important contemporary novelists, and Dublinesque has been declared his masterpiece. His extraordinary oeuvre, translated into 30 languages, includes Bartleby & Co, Montano (longlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize) and Never Any End to Paris (a finalist for the Best Translated Book Award).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846554896 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846554896 |
| Title | Dublinesque |
| Author | Enrique Vila Matas |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2012-06-14 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013 (UK) |
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