The tenant : &, The motive

Resource Information

The work The tenant : &, The motive represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The tenant : &, The motive

Title remainder

&, The motive

Statement of responsibility

Javier Cercas ; translated by Anne McLean

Title variation

• Tenant, and, The motive
• Motive

Creator

• Cercas, Javier, 1962-

Contributor

• Cercas, Javier, 1962-
• McLean, Anne, 1962-

Subject

• Authors -- Psychology -- Fiction
• Electronic books
• Linguistics -- Middle West -- Fiction

Genre

• Electronic books
• Fiction

Language

• eng
• spa
• eng

Summary

The Tenant and The Motive are two darkly humorous novellas from the award-winning author of Soldiers of Salamis. The Tenant is the mischievous story of Mario Rota, a linguistics professor whose life starts to unravel after he twists his ankle while out jogging one day. A rival professor appears, takes over his classes and bewitches his girlfriend. Where will Rota's nightmare end - and where did it begin? The Motive is a satire about a writer, Álvaro, who becomes obsessed with finding the ideal inspiration for his novel. First he begins spying on his neighbours, then he starts leading them on, creating a reversal of the maxim that art follows life - with some dire consequences. Written with a supremely light touch, these witty novellas are enjoyable masterpieces that linger long in the memory

Member of

• Inquilino

Cataloging source

TEFOD

Dewey number

863.64

Index

no index present

Language note

Translated from the Spanish

LC call number

PQ6653.E62

LC item number

I5713 2005eb

Literary form

fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries