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The People Of Paper
Author(s): Salvador Plascencia
The People of Paper is an astonishing debut novel about the anguish of lost love. Author Salvador Plascencia, a "once-in-a-generation talent" (George Saunders), weaves together the stories of a large cast of colorful characters, including: a disgruntled monk, a gang of carnation pickers, and a woman made of paper.
Plascencia intertwines the fantastic with the absurd in a humorous and heartfelt portrayal of the human condition. Haunting in its imagery, The People of Paper is at once universal in its themes and unique in its telling.
Readers of Gabriel García Márquez and James Joyce will enjoy this inventive novel that stays with you long after you've read it.
The People of Paper was named best book of the year in 2006 by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, and the Financial Times.
Review(s):
PRAISE FOR THE PEOPLE OF PAPER
"Salvador Plascencia's surrealistic metanovel, styled a la García Márquez, is a charming meditation on the relationship between reader, author, and story line, filled with mythic imagery . . . and unforgettable personalities . . . Readers will find it hard to turn away from The People of Paper. A."--Entertainment Weekly
"A nervy new voice . . . Finally, beyond all the experimental devices, fairy-tale antics and fabulist inclination, Plascencia's novel is a story of lost love."--San Francisco Chronicle
ISBN: 9780156032117
Author(s): Salvador Plascencia
The People of Paper is an astonishing debut novel about the anguish of lost love. Author Salvador Plascencia, a "once-in-a-generation talent" (George Saunders), weaves together the stories of a large cast of colorful characters, including: a disgruntled monk, a gang of carnation pickers, and a woman made of paper.
Plascencia intertwines the fantastic with the absurd in a humorous and heartfelt portrayal of the human condition. Haunting in its imagery, The People of Paper is at once universal in its themes and unique in its telling.
Readers of Gabriel García Márquez and James Joyce will enjoy this inventive novel that stays with you long after you've read it.
The People of Paper was named best book of the year in 2006 by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, and the Financial Times.
Review(s):
PRAISE FOR THE PEOPLE OF PAPER
"Salvador Plascencia's surrealistic metanovel, styled a la García Márquez, is a charming meditation on the relationship between reader, author, and story line, filled with mythic imagery . . . and unforgettable personalities . . . Readers will find it hard to turn away from The People of Paper. A."--Entertainment Weekly
"A nervy new voice . . . Finally, beyond all the experimental devices, fairy-tale antics and fabulist inclination, Plascencia's novel is a story of lost love."--San Francisco Chronicle
ISBN: 9780156032117