Shadows

By Osvaldo Soriano

In a comical tale of modern angst, a washed-up computer expert is forced to walk to the next train station when his train breaks down, and along the way, he meets an eclectic assortment of odd... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679413995
• ISBN13: 9780679413998
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

modern myth

This book has some of the most memorable images out of any book I've read. Just beautiful. I read it in two sitings. If nothing else, this book will change the way you look at telephone lines. It brings myth to the modern world.

Adventurous, interesting story

This is a story about a computer programmer traveling in post-war rural Argentina after his bus breaks down in the middle of nowhere. He, being an interesting character himself interacts with many interesting (sometimes weird) people including a rich man looking for an unexisting casino, a fortuneteller, crooked and dangerous priests and an army official who is looking for his lost army thinking they are still at war. It is a captivating story, descriptive and very well written including elements of black humor. It is one of those books that you can read over and over again.Recommended to everyone.