The Trail We Leave by Palma, Ruben

The Trail We Leave (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781931896092)

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The Trail We Leave by Palma, Ruben

The Trail We Leave

$16.95
The Trail We Leave by Palma, Ruben

The Trail We Leave

$16.95
Format: Paperback
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The Trail We Leave received rave reviews in Denmark for its exploration of the lives of exiles in Scandinavia and the difficulty of living between two cultures (with sometimes comic, sometimes tragic results). These stories are told from moments of crisis as the various characters try to assimilate into a new culture--the highly intelligent Chilean schoolgirl who suffers the pressure of achieving in a difficult foreign language, the romantic young man from Bangladesh brought to ruin because he misinterprets the sexual mores of Scandinavia, or the Chilean couple whose marriage crumbles under the tensions of exile. In one way or another, we are all exiles, and these stories will appeal to the general reader because of their exploration of the consequences of miscommunication.

Author: Ruben Palma
ISBN-10: 1931896097
ISBN-13: 9781931896092
Publisher: Curbstone Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2004
Pages: 166
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.52w x 0.53d
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Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/2004 pg. 76
Multicultural Review 03/01/2005 pg. 62
By Ruben Palma
By Ruben Palma
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Born in Santiago in 1954, Rubén Palma grew up in one of Santiago's larger, working-class quarters of that time. He left Chile in 1973, immediately following the coup. Show MoreSince 1974, he has resided in Denmark and is now a Danish citizen. Employed by the Danish Red Cross since 1985, he is a member of the Danish Author's Society and has published three works of fiction in Denmark to critical praise, Letter to Denmark, Meeting with Denmark, and The Trail We Leave. His two plays, To the Flesh-To the Heart and The Trade were published and performed in Denmark.

Alexander Taylor has translated numerous Danish writers, including Benny Andersen, Klaus Rifbjerg, and Ole Sarvig.

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