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BenzinaQuim Monzó
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Benzina

184 pagesFirst published 19835 editions · 3 languages
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"For the first time in his life, Heribert Juliá is unable to paint. On the eve of an important gallery exhibition, for which he's created nothing, he's bored with life: he falls asleep while making love with his mistress, wanders from bar to bar, drinking whatever comes to his attention first, and meets the evidence of his wife Helena's infidelity with complete indifference. Humbert Herrera, an up-and-coming artist who can't stop creating, picks up the threads of Heribert's life, taking his wife, replacing him at the gallery, and pursuing his former mistress. Heribert is finally undone by a…

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Editions

5 in Spinefolk
FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionOpen Letter20101419781934824184
PaperbackQuaderns Crema S.A.20052249788477274346
Edition · spaEditorial Anagrama19951849788433909930
Edition · spaEditorial Anagrama19841849788433912589
Edition · catQuaderns Crema19831949788485704378
ArtistsFictionFiction, generalNew york (n.y.), fictionArtists, fiction