"Monzó delivers drollery on nearly every page, in observations that are incisive and hilarious and horrifying, often all at once."—Publishers Weekly[/i] For the first time in his life, Heribert Juliá is unable to paint. On the eve of an important gallery exhibition, for which he's created nothing, he's bored with life: he falls asleep while making love with his mistress, wanders from bar to bar, drinking whatever comes to his attention first, and...
"A gifted writer, he draws well on the rich tradition of Spanish surrealism . . . to sustain the lyrical, visionary quality of his imagination."—New York Times All the heroes of this story collection—the boy who refuses to follow the family tradition of having his ring finger cut off; the man who cannot escape his house, no matter what he tries; Robin Hood stealing so much from the rich that he ruins the rich and makes the poor wealthy; Gregor the cockroach, who wakes one...
Mit dem Titel «Hundert Geschichten» legt die FVA erstmals alle Erzählungen des bekannten katalanischen Schriftstellers Quim Monzó in einem Band vor. Es beginnt mit seinen frühen Geschichten Uff, sagte er: Hominiden, die Katalonien entdecken, Bankräuber die im Vollrausch eine Fleischbank überfallen, Literophagen, die Spaß daran finden, Buchstaben zu verschlingen. In den folgenden Kapiteln finden wir bunte Geschichten über Beziehungsprobleme, über Irrungen und Wirrungen moderner Beziehungskisten,...
