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"Somewhere along the coastline of Italy, a man passes his days in solitude and silence, tending a garden and reading books of travel and adventure. Through these simple routines he seeks to quiet the painful memories of the past: a life on the run from Argentina's Dirty War; a young bride "disappeared" by the military; a terrifying escape through the wilds of Patagonia." "Yet everywhere he turns new life is pulsing, ready to awaken his senses, like the force that drives his fruit trees into bloom. A woman of the world reintroduces him to love. An African day laborer teaches him the meaning of…
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7 editions · 4 languages- Paperback · English · 2005Three HorsesOther Press · 136 pages · 9781590511350
- Paperback · Italian · 2013Feltrinelli · 112 pages · 9788807883163
- Paperback · French · 2002Trois chevauxGallimard · 138 pages · 9782070422432
- Paperback · Catalan · 2001Tres cavallsEditorial Empúries · 112 pages · 9788475968223
- Paperback · Italian · 2002Feltrinelli · 9788807816819
- Paperback · French · 2001Trois chevauxGallimard · 118 pages · 9782070757992
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