Sign-In
Cart
Grotesque Tales VIII: A life of adventure
Paperback
General FictionLiterary Fiction
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN13: 9798276893570
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 1 2025
Pages: 114
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.29 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: Spanish
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 1 2025
Pages: 114
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.29 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: Spanish
What remains when life takes an unexpected turn? Three travelers caught in a storm. A friend with a story to tell. Prisoners on Christmas Eve. A priest transformed by an unlikely companion.
In these four stories from Cuentos Grotescos, Venezuelan writer José Rafael Pocaterra explores how moments of loss, uncertainty, and revelation can alter the course of a life. Set along jungle rivers, in prison cells, and across the Venezuelan countryside, these tales follow men and women confronted by forces beyond their control. Whether facing nature's fury, wrestling with the limits of imagination, enduring confinement, or discovering grace in unexpected places, his characters encounter experiences that challenge their understanding of themselves and the world around them.Poignant, ironic, and richly human, Pocaterra's stories reveal unexpected sources of courage, redemption, and wisdom. More than a century after their publication, they continue to illuminate the mysteries of suffering, faith, and the enduring search for meaning. questions for comprehensive reading per story - answers to the questions - wordlist - Spanish on the left page - English translation on the right page
Also from
Pocaterra, José Rafael
Also in
General Fiction
Elizabeth Spencer: Novels & Stories (Loa #344): The Voice at the Back Door / The Light in the Piazza / Knights and Dragons / Stories
Spencer, Elizabeth
Hardcover
$38.00
Anniversaries, Volume 2: From a Year in the Life of Gesine Cresspahl, April 1968-August 1968
Johnson, Uwe
Paperback
From $14.99
Philip Roth: Novels 1973-1977 (Loa #165): The Great American Novel / My Life as a Man / The Professor of Desire
Roth, Philip
Hardcover
From $17.99
John Updike: Novels 1978-1984 (Loa #339): The Coup / Rabbit Is Rich / The Witches of Eastwick
Updike, John
Hardcover
$42.75
Selected Writings: Robert Musil: Young Torless, Three Women, the Perfecting of a Love, and Other Writings
Musil, Robert
Agee, Joel
Paperback
$79.43