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Alta Ifland

    Este autor explora temas de identidad y desplazamiento a través de una prosa fragmentada y lírica que navega entre dos idiomas. Su obra a menudo aborda la experiencia de la emigración, yuxtaponiendo diferentes perspectivas culturales y filosóficas. Las cualidades poéticas y meditativas de su escritura crean una atmósfera única, que resuena en los lectores que buscan experiencias literarias profundas e introspectivas. La obra del autor es un testimonio de las complejidades de la condición humana en un mundo globalizado.

    Speaking to No. 4
    The Wife Who Wasn't
    • 2022

      Speaking to No. 4

      • 224 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      A future husband embarks on a frantic search for his missing fiancée, Alma, interviewing her three ex-husbands, sister, and ex-sister-in-law. His quest leads him to various intriguing locations, including a French monastery and a Japanese temple lodging, while also exploring the possibility of her being influenced by a Balkan creation myth. The narrative delves into themes of love, loss, and the complexities of relationships as he uncovers the layers of Alma's past.

      Speaking to No. 4
    • 2021

      An Eastern European mail-order bride and her southern California husband clash in this dazzlingly written, rollicking comedy of manners

      The Wife Who Wasn't