A brief history of portable literature
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PN778 .V4813 2015
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PN778 .V4813 2015
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | PN778 .V4813 2015 | On Shelf |
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86 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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"A New Directions book."
General Note
"First published in 2015 as New Directions Paperbook 1308"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86).
Description
An author (a version of Vila-Matas himself) presents a short history of a secret society, the Shandies, who are obsessed with the concept of "portable literature." In this rollicking, intellectually playful book, the society's members include writers and artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Witold Gombrowicz, Federico García Lorca, Man Ray, and Georgia O'Keeffe. The Shandies meet in apartments, hotels, and cafes all over Europe to discuss what great literature really is: brief, not too serious, penetrating the depths of the mysterious. We witness the Shandies having adventures in stationary submarines, underground caverns, African backwaters, and the cultural capitals of Europe.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vila-Matas, E., McLean, A., & Bunstead, T. (2015). A brief history of portable literature (First American paperback edition.). New Directions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vila-Matas, Enrique, 1948-, Anne McLean and Thomas, Bunstead. 2015. A Brief History of Portable Literature. New York: New Directions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vila-Matas, Enrique, 1948-, Anne McLean and Thomas, Bunstead. A Brief History of Portable Literature New York: New Directions, 2015.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Vila-Matas, E., McLean, A. and Bunstead, T. (2015). A brief history of portable literature. First American paperback edn. New York: New Directions.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vila-Matas, Enrique, Anne McLean, and Thomas Bunstead. A Brief History of Portable Literature First American paperback edition., New Directions, 2015.
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