The private lives of trees

The private lives of trees / Alejandro Zambra ; translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell.

The story of a single night: a young professor of literature named Julian is reading to his step-daughter Daniela and nervously waiting for his wife Veronica to return from her art class. Each night, Julian has been improvising a betime story for Daniela - and each Sunday working on a novel about a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zambra, Alejandro, 1975-
Other Authors: McDowell, Megan
Format: Book
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Rochester, NY : Open Letter, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Fathers and daughters > Fiction.
Authors and authorship > Fiction.
Chilean literature > Translations into English.
Uniform Title:Vida privada de los árboles.
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Summary:The story of a single night: a young professor of literature named Julian is reading to his step-daughter Daniela and nervously waiting for his wife Veronica to return from her art class. Each night, Julian has been improvising a betime story for Daniela - and each Sunday working on a novel about a man tending to his bonsai - but something about this night is different.
Item Description:Originally published in Spanish as La vida privada de los arboles, 2007.
Physical Description:98 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:9781934824245 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1934824240 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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