The old man who read love stories
1st U.S. ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Bush, Peter R., 1946- - Contributor
Publication
1994 - Harcourt Brace, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
32,750 words, Guess
Page Count
131 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1419171M
- ISBN-100151685509
- OCLC Control Number28584030
- OCLC Control Numberoldmanwhoreadlov00sepu
- Library of Congress Control Number93029103
and 2 more
- LibraryThing397161
- Goodreads1184633
Classifications
- DDC863
- LCCPQ8098.29.E585 V5413 1994
Description
An old man lives in a hut in El Idilio, a village on the Nangaritza River, in the southeast corner of Ecuador. The village is so small, the dentist comes only twice a year, to pull teeth and bring books to the old man - love stories, with gliding gondolas and ardent kisses, the kind that guarantee maximum heartache. This is a story of the jungle, green hell and Eden; of the Shuar Indians, who know how to live in harmony with it; of the machines and settlers and gold prospectors and gringos who have invaded it. Nature, out of balance, becomes vengeful and violent. An ocelot stalks the village, and only the old man, who once lived with the Indians and knows the jungle, is able to face the animal. An enchanting adventure of personal honor in the magical, savage world of Amazonia.
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