{"product_id":"taratuta-and-still-life-with-pipe-two-novellas-paperback","title":"Taratuta and Still Life with Pipe: Two Novellas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosé Donoso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregory Rabassa\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn them he poses many of the questions raised by his fellow Latin American writers, Fuentes, García Marquez, and Vargas Llosa: What is truth? How does one use history in fiction? How does an artist create? \u003cem\u003eTaratuta\u003c\/em\u003e is a mystery story in which a writer tries to track a slippery Russian revolutionary in history and in life. \u003cem\u003eStill Life with Pipe\u003c\/em\u003e shows the comeuppance of an ambitious man when he meets true art and can't escape its grasp. Donoso is the author of the classic novel \u003cem\u003eThe Obscene Bird of Night\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese striking novellas are the witty crystalizations of Jose Donoso's concerns over a lifetime of writing. In them he poses many of the questions raised by his fellow Latin American writers, Fuentes, Garcia Marquez, and Vargas Llosa. Taratuta is a mystery story in which a writer tries to track a slippery Russian revolutionary in history and in life. Still Life with Pipe shows the comeuppance of an ambitious man when he meets true art and can't escape its grasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 7.97 x 5.39 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762119180576,"sku":"9780393311648","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e3f8018c528ad43926d4759aae8f5854_4edc3269-b72f-4532-ae37-5d3b1736507e.webp?v=1780217789","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/taratuta-and-still-life-with-pipe-two-novellas-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}