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“jorge consiglio”

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  • Southerly

    by Jorge Consiglio ...
    Translated by Cherilyn Elston ...
    On the eve of an important battle, a colonel is visited in his tent by an indigenous woman with a message to pass on. A man sets about renovating the house of his childhood, and starts to feel that he might be rebuilding his own life in the process. At a private clinic to treat the morbidly obese, a caregiver has issues of her own…Jorge Consiglio presents a universe of seemingly unrelated tales, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fate

    by Jorge Consiglio ...
    Translated by Carolina Orloff, Fionn Petch ...
    This novel focuses on a group of characters who are all in different ways endeavouring to take control of their fate. Their desire to lead a genuine existence forces them to confront difficult decisions, and to break out of comfortable routines.Karl and Marina have been together for ten years and have a young son, Simón. Karl is a German-born oboist at Argentina’s national orchestra, and Marina is ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Southerly

    by Jorge Consiglio ...
    Translated by Carolina Orloff, Cherilyn Elston ...
    Short stories of subtle menace and Lydia Davis-esque humor.On the eve of an important battle, a colonel is visited in his tent by an indigenous woman with a message to pass on. A man sets about renovating the house of his childhood, and starts to feel that he might be rebuilding his own life in the process. At a private clinic to treat the morbidly obese, a caregiver has issues of her own…These ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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