did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

A Crack in the Wall

9781908524089

A Crack in the Wall

  • ISBN 13:

    9781908524089

  • ISBN 10:

    1908524081

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 08/06/2013
  • Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist
Sorry, this item is currently unavailable on Knetbooks.com

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Extend or Purchase Your Rental at Any Time

Need to keep your rental past your due date? At any time before your due date you can extend or purchase your rental through your account.

Summary

Praise for Claudio Piñeiro: "An agile novel, a ruthless dissection of a fast decaying society."--José Saramago, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature " Thursday Night Widowsis a gripping story. The dystopia portrayed is an indictment not solely of an assassin but of Argentina's class structure and the willful blindness of its petty bourgeoisie."-- The Times Literary Supplement Pablo Simó's life is a mess. His career as an architect is at a deadend; reduced to designing soulless office buildings desecrating the heart of Buenos Aires. His marriage seems to be one endless argument with his wife over the theatrics of their rebellious teenage daughter. To complicate matters, Pablo has long been attracted to sexy office secretary Marta Horvat, who is probably having an affair with his boss. Everything changes with the unexpected appearance of Leonor, a beautiful young woman who brings to light a crime that happened years before, a crime that everyone in the office wants forgotten, at all costs. Claudia Piñeiro once again demonstrates her capacity to reveal the things hidden behind the facades of our existence; human relationships based on habit and cowardice, rather than love; on excessive ambition and personal gain, rather than morality. Claudia Piñeiro, formerly a journalist and playwright, is the author of literary crime novels that are all bestsellers in Latin America and have been translated into many languages. A Crack in the Wallfollows on the success of All Yoursand Thursday Night Widows, both previously published by Bitter Lemon Press.

Supplemental Materials

Read more