The joy of being awake
By: Hector Abad ; translated from the Spanish by Nathan Budoff.
Contributors: Budoff, Nathan, 1962-
Publisher: Lumen Editions
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Description: "Excellent translation of Colombian Abad Faciolince's Asuntos de un hidalgo disoluto (see HLAS 56:3663). Novel's sometimes black humor reviews life of its elderly protagonist, as dictated to his secretary. Many references to cultural, political, and historical issues in Colombia and Europe. Short biography of author; no other locating material"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.