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The Delta Function

The Delta Function

The Delta Function Hardback - 1992

by Montero, Rosa

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Lincoln. 1991. University of Nebraska Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0803231520. Translated from the Spanish by Kari Easton & Yolanda Molina Gavilan. 267 pages. hardcover. keywords: Europe Spain Literature Translated Women World Literature. DESCRIPTION - In La funcion delta (1981), the second novel of the best-selling Spanish author Rosa Montero, the real world is as unmapped and treacherous as ever for her countrywomen, but more universal concerns impinge. Translated into English by Kari Easton and Yolanda Molina Gavil�n, The Delta Function explores a woman's fears of being abandoned, of being alone, and of dying. A unique double narrative structure throws into relief time's effect on her self-identity, sexuality, and relations with others. Readers will be inspired to confront and rethink their own version of the world around them. inventory #17077
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  • Title The Delta Function
  • Author Montero, Rosa
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 267
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Nebraska Press
  • Publication date February 1, 1992
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 17077
  • ISBN 9780803231528 / 0803231520
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 5.5 x 1 in (22.86 x 13.97 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Fiction - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Loneliness, Spain
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 91016576
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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From the publisher

In La funcin delta (1981), the second novel of the best-selling Spanish author Rosa Montero, the real world is as unmapped and treacherous as ever for her countrywomen, but more universal concerns impinge. Translated into English by Kari Easton and Yolanda Molina Gaviln, The Delta Function explores a woman's fears of being abandoned, of being alone, and of dying. A unique double narrative structure throws into relief time's effect on her self-identity, sexuality, and relations with others. Readers will be inspired to confront and rethink their own version of the world around them.

About the author

Kari Easton is a Spanish instructor at Portland Community College and Yolanda Molina Gaviln is an instructor of foreign languages at Tokyo American Community College.

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