Un Lugar Llamado Nada / Saving Fish from Drowning

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Paperback, 475 pages

Spanish language

Published Aug. 30, 2006 by Planeta.

ISBN:
978-84-08-06701-6
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OCLC Number:
68085272

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A provocative new novel from the bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter's DaughterOn an ill-fated art expedition into the southern Shan state of Burma, eleven Americans leave their FloatingIsland Resort for a Christmas-morning tour-and disappear. Through twists of fate, curses, and just plain human error, they find themselves deep in the jungle, where they encounter a tribe awaiting the return of the leader and the mythical book of wisdom that will protect them from the ravages and destruction of the Myanmar military regime.Filled with Amy Tan's signature "idiosyncratic, sympathetic characters, haunting images, historical complexity, significant contemporary themes, and suspenseful mystery" (Los Angeles Times), Saving Fish from Drowning seduces the reader with a facade of Buddhist illusions, magician's tricks, and light comedy, even as the absurd and picaresque spiral into a gripping morality tale about the consequences of intentions-both good and bad-and about the shared responsibility that …

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  • Tan, Amy - Prose & Criticism
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - General
  • Spanish: Adult Fiction
  • General