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Grotesque Tales X: Partners for life
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ISBN13: 9798250202008
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 28 2026
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.31 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: Spanish
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 28 2026
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.31 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: Spanish
What binds two lives together? A marriage of convenience. A jealous heart. A love left unspoken. A partner who disappoints. A twist of fate.
In these six stories from Cuentos Grotescos, Venezuelan writer José Rafael Pocaterra explores the many forms that partnership can take. Whether united by love, family ties, social expectation, admiration, or fate, his characters discover that no lifelong relationship is ever as straightforward as it seems.Tender, ironic, bittersweet, and at times darkly humorous, these tales reveal the hopes, sacrifices, misunderstandings, and unexpected turns that shape human connections. More than a century after their first publication, Pocaterra's keen insights into love, companionship, and the heart's complexities remain as engaging and relevant as ever. Questions for comprehensive reading per story - answers to the questions - word list - Spanish on the left page - English translation on the right page
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