The art of flight
By: Sergio Pitol ; translated from the Spanish by George Henson ; introduction by Enrique Vila-Matas
Contributors: Henson, George; Vila-Matas, Enrique, 1948-
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9781941920060
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Mexican literature; Biography
Work titles: Arte de la fuga
Description: The debut work in English by Mexico's winner of the Cervantes Prize, The Art of Flight takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the world's cultural capitals as Sergio Pitol looks back on his well-traveled life as an author, translator, scholar, and diplomat. The first work in Pitol's "Trilogy of Memory," The Art of Flight blends the genres of fiction and memoir in a Borgesian swirl of contemplation and mystery, expanding our understanding and appreciation of what literature can be and what it can do.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 400-401).

Translated from the Spanish.
Table of contents: title: Memory; title: Writing; title: Readings; title: Ending.