The Compass of His Bones (and other stories)
The Compass of his bones contains the title story as well as the novella �Ghost Dancing with Manco Tupac� and three other related short stories: �The Emperor�s Reply� �La Siesta Del Muerte,� and �Flight Is For Those Who Have Not Yet Crossed Over.� From a transcript of the adventures of the last Incan emperor to a harrowing story of Conquistador greed, from a satire of a botched American invasion of "Bananama" to the quiet life of a conflicted prison guard, these stories set in Latin America address issues of colonialism, the sources of myth, and whose version of history/story becomes fact...This ebook comes with special back cover art by Jeremy Zerfoss.
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The Compass of His Bones (and other stories)
The Compass of his bones contains the title story as well as the novella �Ghost Dancing with Manco Tupac� and three other related short stories: �The Emperor�s Reply� �La Siesta Del Muerte,� and �Flight Is For Those Who Have Not Yet Crossed Over.� From a transcript of the adventures of the last Incan emperor to a harrowing story of Conquistador greed, from a satire of a botched American invasion of "Bananama" to the quiet life of a conflicted prison guard, these stories set in Latin America address issues of colonialism, the sources of myth, and whose version of history/story becomes fact...This ebook comes with special back cover art by Jeremy Zerfoss.
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BN ID: | 2940012370648 |
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Publisher: | Jeff VanderMeer |
Publication date: | 03/23/2011 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Sales rank: | 684,447 |
File size: | 512 KB |
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