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050 _aPQ8098.29.E585
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100 1 _aLuis Sepulveda
245 1 _aThe Old Man Who Read Love Stories
260 _bHarcourt Trade Publishers
300 _a131 pages
520 _aAn old man lives in a hut in El Idilio, a village on the Nangaritza River, in the southeast corner of Ecuador. The village is so small, the dentist comes only twice a year, to pull teeth and bring books to the old man love stories, with gliding gondolas and ardent kisses, the kind that guarantee maximum heartache. This is a story of the jungle, green hell and Eden; of the Shuar Indians, who know how to live in harmony with it; of the machines and settlers and gold prospectors and gringos who have invaded it. Nature, out of balance, becomes vengeful and violent. An ocelot stalks the village, and only the old man, who once lived with the Indians and knows the jungle, is able to face the animal. An enchanting adventure of personal honor in the magical, savage world of Amazonia.
650 _aAdventure
700 1 _aPeter Bush (Translator)
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