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The art of flight. / Sergio Pitol.

By: Sergio Pitol. George Henson ; Enrique Vila-MatasContributor(s): Sergio PitolMaterial type: Text

TextPublisher number: International Book Distributors | 17, Prakash Apartment, 5 Ansari Road, Daryaganj , New Delhi.Publication details: Dallas, Texas : Deep Vellum Publishing , 2015. ©2015Description: v, 401 pages ; 21 cmISBN: 9781941920060Genre/Form: Literature.DDC classification: 864 PIT

Contents:

Memory -- Writing -- Readings -- Ending.

Summary: The debut work in English by Mexico's winner of the Cervantes Prize, The Art of Flight takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the world's cultural capitals as Sergio Pitol looks back on his well-traveled life as an author, translator, scholar, and diplomat. The first work in Pitol's "Trilogy of Memory," The Art of Flight blends the genres of fiction and memoir in a Borgesian swirl of contemplation and mystery, expanding our understanding and appreciation of what literature can be and what it can do.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	SNU LIBRARY	864 PIT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	BOOK SHIFTED IN CLUB HOUSE		25056

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Memory --
Writing --
Readings --
Ending.

The debut work in English by Mexico's winner of the Cervantes Prize, The Art of Flight takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the world's cultural capitals as Sergio Pitol looks back on his well-traveled life as an author, translator, scholar, and diplomat. The first work in Pitol's "Trilogy of Memory," The Art of Flight blends the genres of fiction and memoir in a Borgesian swirl of contemplation and mystery, expanding our understanding and appreciation of what literature can be and what it can do.

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