Inez: A Novel
by Fuentes, Carlos; Peden, Margaret Sayers [Translator]
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0374175535
- ISBN 13
- 9780374175535
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Synopsis
Two narratives twine through this superb novel: one introduces Gabriel Atlan-Ferrara, a fabled orchestral conductor, and his great passion, Inez Prada, a red-haired Mexican diva; the other is a mysterious telling of the first encounter in human history between a man and a woman. Berlioz's music for The Damnation of Faust brings Gabriel and Inez together, while the emerging love of neh-el and ah-nel--the original lovers--echoes the Faustian pact of love and death. Linking these narratives is a beautiful crystal seal that belongs to Atlan-Ferrara, its meaning an enigma that obsesses him. And like the light refracted through the seal, these stories begin in prehistory and spiral out into infinity. In Inez , we find Carlos Fuentes at the height of his magical and realist powers. This profound and beautiful work confirms his standing as one of the world's pre-eminent novelist.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0374175535-3-28574585
- Title
- Inez: A Novel
- Author
- Fuentes, Carlos; Peden, Margaret Sayers [Translator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0374175535
- ISBN 13
- 9780374175535
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- Gordonsville, Virginia, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2002-05-02
- Size
- 6x0x8
- X weight
- 11 oz
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