The Seamstress and the Wind

The Seamstress and the Wind
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As he runs wildly amok, Aira captures childhoodâ€™s treasures â€• the reality of the fable and the delirium of invention â€• in this hilariously funny book.
The Seamstress and the Wind is a deliciously laugh-out-loud-funny novel. A seamstress who is sewing a wedding dress for the pregnant local art teacher fears that her son, while playing in a big semitruck, has been accidentally kidnapped and driven off to Patagonia. Completely unhinged, she calls a local taxi to follow the semi in hot pursuit. When her husband finds out whatâ€™s happened, he takes off after wife and child. They race not only to the end of the world, but to adventures in desire â€• where the wild Southern wind falls in love with the seamstress, and a monster child takes up with the truck driver. Interspersed are Airaâ€™s musings about memory and childhood, and his hometown of Coronel Pringles, with a compelling view of the hard lot of this working-class town, situated not far from Buenos Aires.
Country USA
Brand New Directions
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2011-06-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811219129

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