Piano Stories presents fifteen wonderful works by the great Uruguayan author Felisberto Hernandez, a writer like no other, as Italo Calvino declares in his introduction: like no European or Latin American. He is an irregular, who eludes all classifications and labellings yet he is unmistakable on any page to which one might randomly open one of his books. Piano Stories contains classic tales such as The Daisy Dolls, The Usher, and The Flooded House.

Piano Stories Reviews

"Poetry that transforms the ordinary into the uncanny." -- Bookforum
"Excellent miraculously alive wonderful." -- Michael Pye - The New York Times Book Review
"A vision of such startling beauty that it flares up like an old-fashioned phosphorous match and illuminates our whole lives." -- Francine Prose
"If I hadn't read the stories of Felisberto Hernandez in 1950, I wouldn't be the writer I am today." -- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

About Felisberto Hernandez (New Directions)

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1902, Felisberto Hernandez was a talented pianist, playing in the silent-screen movie theaters when he was twelve years old. He later toured the small concert halls of Uruguay and Argentina. He married four times,published seven books, and died, impoverished, in 1964. Born in Brooklyn, Francine Prose has published fourteen novels. The Washington Post has called her work a sheer delight.

Additional information

Sku

NGR9780811221801

ISBN 13

9780811221801

ISBN 10

0811221806

Title

Piano Stories by Felisberto Hernandez (New Directions)

Author

Felisberto Hernandez (New Directions)

Condition

New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

New Directions Publishing Corporation

Year published

2014-07-18

Number of pages

224

Prizes

N/A

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