Way out., Ricardo Piglia, translated from the Spanish by Robert Croll
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Way out., Ricardo Piglia, translated from the Spanish by Robert Croll
Language
eng
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non fiction
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Way out.
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1140778507
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Ricardo Piglia, translated from the Spanish by Robert Croll
Summary
In the early years of the Clinton administration, we find Piglia's literary alter ego, Emilio Renzi, in New Jersey, teaching a course at prestigious Taylor University. Including evocative, Updikean descriptions of American suburbia, this is an unusual mystery novel in which Renzi faces odd occurrences: a disconcerting late-night phone call offering him drugs, a colleague with a pet shark, and his colleague, Ida Brown's, insistence on maintaining absolute secrecy regarding their romantic relationship. When Ida suddenly dies, Renzi becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth of her violent end. What follows is a fascinating exploration of a character based on the Unabomber. Piglia captures the confusing sense of wonderment and bafflement that academics felt when considering the actions of that man, his manifesto, and the fallout of his capture
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