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OverviewA frustrated publisher receives a mysterious angst-ridden manuscript: 'a friend' must send it in installments; its contents would put the author in danger. As he pieces together the story, he learns that the author is the wife of one of the two Martelli brothers - gangsters who dominate a small town in the Brazilian interior. Surely her dark outpourings are a cry for help? One by one, he dispatches his motley collection of friends to Frondosa - a town totally obsessed with five-a-side football - to investigate and to bring her to safety. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Luís Fernando Veríssimo , Margaret Jull Costa , Margaret Jull CostaPublisher: Quercus Publishing Imprint: MacLehose Press Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 20.20cm Weight: 0.124kg ISBN: 9780857051141ISBN 10: 0857051148 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 07 November 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews'At barely 200 pages, and with a note-perfect translation from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa, The Spies shares with a cryptic crossword the virtue of succinctness, not a word or scene wasted' Hannah Rosefield, Observer. 'An unsual elegance and lightness of touch, as well as a lingering underlying melancholy. It's nicely written too - the translation is as smooth as silk' Andrew Taylor, Spectator. 'An unsual elegance and lightness of touch, as well as a lingering underlying melancholy. It's nicely written too - the translation is as smooth as silk' Andrew Taylor, Spectator. Spectator 'At barely 200 pages, and with a note-perfect translation from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa, The Spies shares with a cryptic crossword the virtue of succinctness, not a word or scene wasted' Hannah Rosefield, Observer. Observer 'At barely 200 pages, and with a note-perfect translation from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa, The Spies shares with a cryptic crossword the virtue of succinctness, not a word or scene wasted' Hannah Rosefield, Observer. Author InformationAuthor Website: http://www.wardmccandlish.co.uk/AuthorPhoto/QuercusPublishing/Margaret_Jull_Costa.jpgLuis Fernando Verissimo is a satirist, cartoonist, translator, television writer, saxophonist, playwright and novelist. With over sixty published titles, he is one of the most popular of contemporary Brazilian writers. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://www.wardmccandlish.co.uk/AuthorPhoto/QuercusPublishing/Margaret_Jull_Costa.jpgCountries AvailableAll regions |