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050	0	0	_aPQ6664.E478 _bV5213 2012
082	1		_aLAS FIC NEU _2
100	1		_aNeuman, Andres
240	1		_aViajero del siglo _l. English
245	1	0	_aTraveler of the century _c/ Andrés Neuman ; translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia
250			_a1st American ed.
260			_aNew York _b: Farrar, Straus and Giroux _c, 2012.
300			_a564 p. _c; 22 cm..
520			_aOn his way to Dessau, Germany, world traveler Hans stops over in imaginary Wanderburg, where he becomes enamored of strong-willed Sophie, betrothed to boorish Rudi. The first half of the novel culminates in the consummation of their affair; the second half descends to its inevitable disintegration, as Sophie confesses the affair to Rudi, the wedding is canceled, and Hans moves on. This brief synopsis belies the real impact of Neuman's well-researched work, set in the post-Napoleonic era and full of local color and numerous well-drawn secondary characters while serving as a microcosm of the larger world. Neuman, born in Argentina of German immigrants and now living in Spain, spent five years creating a mythical town where the borders and even the locations of buildings and streets change daily. Inevitably, the novel meanders, especially when characters debate religion, history, music, literature, and philosophy. Surprises await, though, at every page turn.
546			_aTranslated from the Spanish to English.
650		4	_aDiscussion _v--Fiction.
700	1		_aCaistor, Nick
700	1		_aGarcia, Lorenza
942			_cLAS
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