The Shipyard
Chronicles an anti-hero named Larsen who returns to a fictional place, Santa Maria, to try to revive a useless and abandoned shipyard. With all the enthusiasm of a man condemned to be hanged, Larsen takes up his new post. Like the other workers at the shipyard, he routinely goes through the...
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Chronicles an anti-hero named Larsen who returns to a fictional place, Santa Maria, to try to revive a useless and abandoned shipyard. With all the enthusiasm of a man condemned to be hanged, Larsen takes up his new post. Like the other workers at the shipyard, he routinely goes through the motions. Every so often, his sense of reality is shaken.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781852424817 (1852424818)
Publish date: March 1st 2007
Publisher: Five Star
Pages no: 186
Edition language: English
Juan Carlos Onetti was a very well-known Uruguayan author. I had not heard of him before picking up this book. How did I find it? I was looking for a book that was both on the 1001 books list and would get me some points for an international challenge in a goodreads group. Also, I have a huge gapi...
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