A Short Rhetoric for Leaving the Family Slovenian Literature Series while single moments are expanded

while single moments are expanded cubistically into entire landscapes

(And Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie revamped

Porta's masterful novels to appear in the English language—finally joining those of his early writing partner Roberto Bolaño

"The real subject and hero of the novel is the English language—or rather

of joy in revelry

A Short Rhetoric for Leaving the Family Slovenian Literature Series while single moments are expandedby Peter Dimock Publication Date: 02 01 1990 ISBN: 9781564782106 Hundreds of novels have explored the war in Vietnam. This is the first to explore the world of the architects of that war, and it cuts terribly close to home. Dimock brilliantly exposes the pained heart of a single family and offers a vision of what their way of life still costs us all. His book raises with startling freshness ancient yet urgent questions about relations between image,