Gabriel Zaid

The Secret of Fame

The Literary Encounter in an Age of Distraction
Übersetzer: Wimmer, Natasha

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An entertaining and provocative look at the way writers write and why some achieve celebrity status.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Paul Dry Books
• Seitenzahl: 195
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 179mm x 125mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 245g
• ISBN-13: 9781589880382
• ISBN-10: 1589880382
• Artikelnr.: 22901679

Autorenporträt

Gabriel Zaid's poetry, essays, social and cultural criticism, and business writings have been widely published throughout the Spanish-speaking world. In 2003, Paul Dry Books published his book "So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance." He lives in Mexico City with the artist Basia Batorska, her paintings, three cats, and ten thousand books. Natasha Wimmer is an editor and a translator in New York City. Her recent translations include "The Savage Detectives," by Roberto Bolano (FSG), "The Way to Paradise," by Mario Vargas Llosa (FSG), and "So Many Books," by Gabriel Zaid (Paul Dry Books).