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Fine. Unused. Minor shelf wear to outer edges, book content is in very good condition. Text in English, French. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 260 p.
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New. Paperback New Ships From Canada New 298 Pages Review: "'"This is an admirable book; a fascinating novel exuberant, rich in human experience, a hymn to sensuality, and an overload of the senses "'"-Citation from the Prix de L'Academie des lettres du Quebec Book Description In the tradition of such great Latin American magic realists as Jorge Amada, Sergio Kokis recreates the magic world of a child in Brazil The novel is told from the point of view of a Brazilian painter in exile somewhere in the northern climes-man who longs for the warmth and vibrancy of his childhood But his childhood and adolescence were not easy Torn between a deeply religious (and superstitious) mother and his father, a man of science and reason, the young man survives his home life, life at boarding school, and life abroad to become an artist and a person in his own right Funhouse (Le pavillon des miroirs in French) has won four major literary awards in Quebec: Grand Prix du livre de Montreal, Prix de L'Academie des lett.
