The Polish Boxer
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Translation of : Boxeador polaco.
"Covers a vast landscape of human experience while enfolding a search for origins: a grandson tries to make sense of his Polish grandfather's past and the story behind his numbered tattoo; a Serbian classical pianist longs for his forbidden heritage; a Mayan poet is torn between his studies and filial obligations; a striking young Israeli woman seeks answers in Central America; a university professor yearns for knowledge that he can't find in books and discovers something unexpected at a Mark Twain conference. Drawn to what lies beyond the range of reason, they all reach for the beautiful and fleeting, whether through humor, music, poetry, or unspoken words. Across his encounters with each of them, the narrator--a Guatemalan literature professor and writer named Eduardo Halfon--pursues his most enigmatic subject: himself."--Back cover.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 188 p. ; 19 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781934137536
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Hahn, Daniel.
SUBJECTS
College teachers -- Fiction.
Self-realization -- Fiction.
Family secrets -- Fiction.