The Adventures of Tinguely Querer

The Adventures of Tinguely Querer
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My dad's last name is Querer.
What kind of last name is that? In Spanish, "querer" means to want or to love.
My dad says it's a Scottish name, Kerr, but that one of his ancestors believed that there were too many Kerrs in the area, and he felt he was truly special -- not at all like the bland, stolid Kerrs in his district.
His first choice was to change the spelling to Cur. But it had unfortunate additional meanings -- one of which (a badly behaved dog of indifferent parentage) was already thought to reflect his character.
So, he went from Kerr to Querer, landing only briefly on Cur -- but it was enough to soak up some of the attributes, namely that of being a compulsive barker.
Consequently, over the years, I've tried to muzzle myself.
I've largely failed.

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Tinguely Querer, geologist, properties assessor, and corporate merger specialist, travels in her own quirky space, resulting in unexpected encounters.
Tinguely records her thoughts in a journal, and the reader travels through her journeys, both mental and physical. She works with her father as she builds her own life, and surfs life's boom-bust cycles always on the edge of profound revelation or extreme denial.
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â€œThe Adventures of Tinguely Querer is a fast-paced, funny, poetic, metaphysical, metafictional romp. It is right up this readerâ€™s alley and I think it will be a treat for any lover of smart, playful, meaningful fiction. It is about myth, destiny and cows. And the authorâ€™s illustrations for her beguiling text are charming and add a certain dazzle to the narrative. They may remind the reader of Kurt Vonnegutâ€™s playful illustrations for Breakfast of Champions, or the whimsical drawings of Thurber. Nash may at times seem like a female Vonnegut (one chapter here is called â€œVonnegut Radio,â€) or perhaps Tom Robbins, but she is also unique and full of her own personal bravura and mojo. This modern, hip trip of a novel will delight you and stay with you long after you finish reading it. Tinguely herself may seem a real friend by bookâ€™s end and she may have you waiting impatiently for what Susan Smith Nash does next.â€

--Corey Mesler, author of Following Richard Brautigan
Country USA
Brand Texture Press
Manufacturer Texture Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780979757396
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Texture Press
Manufacturer	Texture Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780979757396
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Adventures of Tinguely Querer

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