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All men are liars / Alberto Manguel ; transl. by Miranda France.
"Where can you find truth in a world that is so thoroughly ruled by lies? That is the question tackled by the investigation of a French journalist who endeavours to shed light on the enigma of an unexplained death: that of the brilliant South American writer Alejandro Bevilacqua, found lying on his balcony floor in Madrid in the mid-1970s. The few accounts of those who knew the deceased--including those of his last lover, a former fellow prison inmate, a sword enemy and even the author Alberto Manguel himself--are contradictory and unreliable. Poor devil with a troubled childhood, literary genius and irresistible seducer, ordinary bastard masquerading as hero, pure and simple impostor--those are but a few of the roles attributed to a mysterious and captivating figure in this tribute to falsehood, between the lines of which the reader must discover the only worthwhile truth: that of the fascinating homage Alberto Manguel pays to literature and its shapeshifting inventions, in which the objects of our desires are infinitely reincarnated."--Publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9781846881091 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1846881099 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 240 p. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Richmond, Surrey, UK : Alma Books, 2010.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Fiction collection.
- Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
- 12/3/2019 12/5/2019
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- Authors > Death > Fiction.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Alexander College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander College Burnaby | PQ 7798.23 .A51 (Text) | BBAC012497 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |