| Cellophane Contributor(s): Arana, Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385336659 ISBN-13: 9780385336659 Publisher: Random House Group OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: From noted writer and National Book Award finalist Arana comes a debut novel with all the power and grace of her acclaimed memoir, "American Chica." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Hispanic & Latino - Fiction | Humorous - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.22" W x 8.26" (0.83 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Don Victor Sobrevilla, a lovable, eccentric engineer, always dreamed of founding a paper factory in the heart of the Peruvian rain forest, and at the opening of this miraculous novel his dream has come true--until he discovers the recipe for cellophane. In a life already filled with signs and portents, the family dog suddenly begins to cough strangely. A wild little boy turns azurite blue. All at once Don Victor is overwhelmed by memories of his erotic past; his prim wife, Do a Mariana, reveals the shocking truth about her origins; the three Sobrevilla children turn their love lives upside down; the family priest blurts out a long-held secret.... A hilarious plague of truth has descended on the once well-behaved Sobrevillas, only the beginning of this brilliantly realized, generous-hearted novel. Marie Arana's style, originality, and trenchant wit will establish her as one of the most audacious talents in fiction today and Cellophane as one of the most evocative and spirited novels of the year. |