Stanley Elkin
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Three novellas filled with humor and insight by one of America's modern literary masters. In Searches & Seizures, Elkin tells the story of the criminal, the lovelorn, and the grieving, each searching desperately for fulfillment - while on the verge of receiving much more than they bargained for. Infused with Elkin's signature wit and richly drawn characters, "The Bailbondsman," "The Making of Ashenden," and "The Condominium" are the creations of a...
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The comic story of a man's obsessive quest to build a fast food empire across America. For the better part of the 1970s, entrepreneur Ben Flesh could expand his business kingdom with the snap of his fingers. His fast food restaurants and electronics stores were all a part of his rapidly growing domain, remaking America one enterprise at a time. But when a series of personal and professional catastrophes strike unexpectedly, Ben finds himself on the...
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A municipal employee sets out to unravel a murder - and save himself from the split personality that is pushing him to the brink. At age fifty-eight, Robert Druff's destructive alter ego has begun to take over his life. Frustrated with his job as Commissioner of the Streets and desperate to protect his aura of power, Druff injects himself into the middle of a conspiracy revolving around the death of his son's girlfriend - and everyone, from his employees...
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Elkin's striking debut: The story of one man's comic attempts at immortality. James Boswell is a professional strongman and a wrestler. He is also a loveable leech who amasses friends of wealth and influence as his own insurance policy against death, an obsession that leads him from coast to coast, crashing parties and mentioning any celebrity whose name will grant him an ounce of social currency. But when those around him begin dying, Boswell is...
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A small-town Rabbi's quiet life is turned upside down when his only daughter drops a bombshell. The only long-term occupants of Lud, New Jersey, reside in its cemeteries,a fact that suits Rabbi Jerry Goldkorn just fine. Never particularly passionate about his religious calling, Rabbi Goldkorn spends his days officiating funerals and burying the dead in the local cemetery. His life is simple by design - until one day his daughter's scandalous rebellion...
6) El garante
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El Fenicio es un agente de fianzas que trabaja en una época de criminalidad endémica en la ciudad de Cincinnati. Su profesión lo convierte en una persona dura, sórdida y sin ningún tipo de compasión que se deleita con el poder que puede ejercer sobre sus clientes. Si tras pagar su fianza estos deciden eludir la justicia, Main -auténtico nombre del Fenicio- puede utilizar todos los medios a su alcance para hacerlos comparecer frente al tribunal....