The Resource A brief history of portable literature, Enrique Vila-Matas ; translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean and Thomas Bunstead
A brief history of portable literature, Enrique Vila-Matas ; translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean and Thomas Bunstead
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- Summary
- An author (a version of Vila-Matas himself) presents a short history of a secret society, the Shandies, who are obsessed with the concept of "portable literature." In this rollicking, intellectually playful book, the society's members include writers and artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Witold Gombrowicz, Federico García Lorca, Man Ray, and Georgia O'Keeffe. The Shandies meet in apartments, hotels, and cafes all over Europe to discuss what great literature really is: brief, not too serious, penetrating the depths of the mysterious. We witness the Shandies having adventures in stationary submarines, underground caverns, African backwaters, and the cultural capitals of Europe
- Language
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- eng
- spa
- eng
- Extent
- 86 pages
- Note
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- Translation of: Historia abreviada de la literatura portátil
- "First published in 2015 as New Directions Paperbook 1308."
- "A New Directions book."
- Isbn
- 9780811223379
- Label
- A brief history of portable literature
- Title
- A brief history of portable literature
- Statement of responsibility
- Enrique Vila-Matas ; translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean and Thomas Bunstead
- Subject
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- Adventure stories
- trueArtists
- trueAuthors
- Authorship
- Authorship -- Fiction
- Fiction
- trueIntellectual life
- Intellectual life
- trueIntellectual life -- 20th century
- trueLiterature, Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- trueModern literature
- trueReality
- trueVoyages and travels
- trueSecret societies
- 1900 - 1999
- Action and adventure fiction
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Summary
- An author (a version of Vila-Matas himself) presents a short history of a secret society, the Shandies, who are obsessed with the concept of "portable literature." In this rollicking, intellectually playful book, the society's members include writers and artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Witold Gombrowicz, Federico García Lorca, Man Ray, and Georgia O'Keeffe. The Shandies meet in apartments, hotels, and cafes all over Europe to discuss what great literature really is: brief, not too serious, penetrating the depths of the mysterious. We witness the Shandies having adventures in stationary submarines, underground caverns, African backwaters, and the cultural capitals of Europe
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10429060
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Vila-Matas, Enrique
- Dewey number
- 863/.6
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- McLean, Anne
- Bunstead, Thomas
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- New Directions Paperbook
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Authorship
- Intellectual life
- Adventure stories
- Authorship
- Intellectual life
- Label
- A brief history of portable literature, Enrique Vila-Matas ; translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean and Thomas Bunstead
- Note
-
- Translation of: Historia abreviada de la literatura portátil
- "First published in 2015 as New Directions Paperbook 1308."
- "A New Directions book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1521001
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 86 pages
- Isbn
- 9780811223379
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2014046884
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780811223379
- (OCoLC)898092808
- Label
- A brief history of portable literature, Enrique Vila-Matas ; translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean and Thomas Bunstead
- Note
-
- Translation of: Historia abreviada de la literatura portátil
- "First published in 2015 as New Directions Paperbook 1308."
- "A New Directions book."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1521001
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 86 pages
- Isbn
- 9780811223379
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- Lccn
- 2014046884
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780811223379
- (OCoLC)898092808
Subject
- Adventure stories
- trueArtists
- trueAuthors
- Authorship
- Authorship -- Fiction
- Fiction
- trueIntellectual life
- Intellectual life
- trueIntellectual life -- 20th century
- trueLiterature, Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- trueModern literature
- trueReality
- trueVoyages and travels
- trueSecret societies
- 1900 - 1999
- Action and adventure fiction
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