Pattern for a Tapestry: A Novel (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works. Brazilian Series) (English and Portuguese Edition) - Hardcover
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.A visit to a brothel, a deathbed scene, Joao s romance with a circus tightrope walker, the fantastic secrets of his eccentric relations, the exploits of a notorious bandit - all these are elements in a work of extraordinary richness by a poetic and symbolist novelist who transforms the particulars of the everyday world into the universals of myth and tragedy. (Peter Lewis in the Times Literary Supplement)
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PATTERN FOR A TAPESTRY
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Pattern for a Tapestry. A Novel. Unesco Collection of Representative Works. Brazilian Series
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Jacket design by Louis Mackay (illustrator). 1st UK Edition. HARDBACK IN JACKET 1984. 1st UK edition. 22x14cm. 170 pages. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Flat pages. Jacket is not torn. Front flap is not price-clipped: £8.95 Label. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref DARP. Pattern for a Tapestry by Autran Dourado. Translated from the Portuguese by John M. Parker. Jacket design by Louis Mackay. Published by Peter Owen, London. Seller Inventory # 042373
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