{"product_id":"locos-a-comedy-of-gestures-paperback","title":"Locos: A Comedy of Gestures - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFelipe Alfau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interconnected stories that form this novel take place in a Madrid as exotic as the Baghdad of the \u003ci\u003e1001 Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e and feature unforgettable characters in revolt against their young author. \"For them,\" he complains, \"reality is what fiction is to real people; they simply love it and make for it against my almost heroic opposition.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1936 and long neglected, this elegantly inventive novel anticipates works like \u003ci\u003ePale Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eLocos\u003c\/i\u003e, Felipe Alfau creates a mercurial dreamscape in which the characters-the eccentric, sometimes criminal, habitues of Toledo's Cafe of the Crazy--wrench free of authorial control, invade one another's stories, and even turn into one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interconnected stories that form this novel take place in a Madrid as exotic as the Baghdad of the 1001 Arabian Nights and feature unforgettable characters in revolt against their young \"author\". First published in 1936 and long neglected, this elegantly inventive novel anticipates works like Pale Fire and One Hundred Years of Solitude. In Locos, Felipe Alfau creates a mercurial dreamscape in which the characters - the eccentric, sometimes criminal, habitues of Toledo's Cafe of the Crazy - wrench free of authorial control, invade one another's stories, and even turn into one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanish novelist and poet Felipe Alfau (1902-1999) was born in Barcelona. He made his living as a translator and wrote two novels in English, \u003cem\u003eChromos \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLocos\u003c\/em\u003e. His work was largely ignored during his lifetime: he made $250 for \u003cem\u003eLocos\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eChromos \u003c\/em\u003esat\u003cbr\u003e in a desk drawer from 1948 to 1990. On publication, it was nominated \u003cbr\u003efor the 1990 National Book Award. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.51 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53463443243315,"sku":"9781564781710","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/TiEFasc9jm9781564781710.webp?v=1781612736","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/locos-a-comedy-of-gestures-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}