The Disappearance
Subtitle: A Novella and Stories
Publisher: Triquarterly
Published: October 6, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780810123748
Subjects: Short stories; Short Stories (single author); Fiction; Fiction - General; Mystery/Suspense; Fiction / General; General; Suspense; Silence
Description: The title story concerns the obituary of Belgian actor, who gained notoriety some years before by orchestrating his fake Fascist Youth League kidnapping. The novella takes place during a week of sitting shivah at the home ofa prominent Mexico City businessman, while a heated presidential election rages outside. "Xerox Man" traces the crimes of a fanatical Argentinean Orthodox Jew who believes he can unleash divine chaos in New York City by destroying ancient documents after photocopying them.