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Book Description
Marcello, a humble clerk in a Barcelona office, unable to write, decides to search through literature for all possible Bartlebys, (so named after the character in Melville’s short story) who have had the urge to say “I would prefer not to.”
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- English Books
- Hardcover 196 Pages
- ISBN-10: 1843430525
- ISBN-13: 9781843430520
- Publisher: THE HARVILL PRESS
- Pub date: Jan 01, 2004
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback
- In other languages: other languages
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9781843430520 | Hardcover | $18.99 | -- | The Book Depository |
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Hituarte549 
A fine blend of 30% fact, 30% fiction, 30% humour plus a good dose of genius
I enjoyed this immensely, especially not knowing half the time which characters were real and which were fictional. However I didn't find any reference to the fictional writer, Alejandro Bevilacqua from Alberto Manguel's 'All Men are Liars' in this intriguing book by Enrique Vila-Matas about write ... (continue)
I enjoyed this immensely, especially not knowing half the time which characters were real and which were fictional. However I didn't find any reference to the fictional writer, Alejandro Bevilacqua from Alberto Manguel's 'All Men are Liars' in this intriguing book by Enrique Vila-Matas about writers who refuse to write. Manguel claimed that Bevilacqua was mentioned in this book. Another elaborate hoax?
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