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BenzinaQuim Monzó

Benzina

1983184 pages
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5 editions · 3 languages
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"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 meets the evidence of his wife Helena's infidelity with complete indifference. Humbert Herrera, an up-and-coming artist who can't stop creating, picks up the threads of Heribert's life, taking his wife, replacing him at the gallery, and pursuing his former mistress. Heribert is finally undone by a…

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5 editions · 3 languages
  • Other · English · 2010
    Gasoline
    Open Letter · 141 pages · 9781934824184
  • Paperback · Spanish · 2005
    Quaderns Crema S.A. · 224 pages · 9788477274346
  • Other · Catalan · 1983
    Quaderns Crema · 194 pages · 9788485704378
  • Other · Spanish · 1995
    Gasolina
    Editorial Anagrama · 184 pages · 9788433909930
  • Other · Spanish · 1984
    Gasolina
    Editorial Anagrama · 184 pages · 9788433912589
ArtistsFictionFiction, generalNew york (n.y.), fictionArtists, fiction