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See You at Breakfast
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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See You at Breakfast
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Guillermo Fadanelli
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Translated by Alice Whitmore
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:208 | Dimensions(mm): Height 170,Width 150 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781925336009
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Giramondo Publishing Co
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Imprint |
Giramondo Publishing Co
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Publication Date |
1 March 2016 |
Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
Set in modern-day Mexico City, See You at Breakfast is the story of four characters, leading lives of quiet desperation, who are thrown together by a despicably violent act. Cristina is an optimistic prostitute managing work, police harassment and the demands of the men who fall in love with her - such as Ulises, a solitary office worker who obsesses over a promotion he will never receive. His longtime friend Adolfo, a part-trained veterinarian incapable of distinguishing between a dog and a coyote, is in turn consumed by his infatuation with his neighbour, the beautiful and sheltered Olivia. She is the daughter of Jehovah's Witnesses, and leads a life of hermit-like seclusion, utterly oblivious to his persistent voyeurism. As Ulises and Cristina's relationship moves from finance to romance, and Adolfo works to make his fantasies of life with Olivia a reality, each seeks the comfort of normality amid the chaos of the city's corruption and crime, and the seeming impossibility of maintaining a trusting relationship. Witty, dark and moving, See You at Breakfast offers a refreshingly frank take on gender politics, the nature of attraction and the burden of everyday life.
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