The Resource Pig's foot : a novel, Carlos Acosta ; translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne
Pig's foot : a novel, Carlos Acosta ; translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne
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- Summary
- "Oscar Mandinga, great-grandchild of the founders of a small hamlet of wooden shacks and red earth deep in the Cuban hinterland, is a sardonic teller of tales--some taller than others--of slavery, revolution, family secrets, love, and identity, spanning four generations. But one day Oscar wakes to find himself utterly alone in the world. As the sole descendent of his family line, he is not sure what to do or where he should go, but in the midst of this uncertainty, he holds fast to what his grandfather always told him: 'No man knows who he is until he knows his past, his history, the history of his country.' As Oscar sets out to find his ancestral village of Pata de Puerco and the meaning of the magical pig's-foot amulet he has inherited, the search for his country's hidden history becomes entangled with his search for the truth about himself and his family. Ambitious in scope yet intimate in tone, full of dark comedy, magical story-telling, and startling revelations, Pig's Foot is a dazzling evocation of Cuba's tumultuous history, and a spellbinding debut"--From publisher description
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 333 pages
- Note
- "First published in [English] in Great Britain in 2013"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781620400814
- Label
- Pig's foot : a novel
- Title
- Pig's foot
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Carlos Acosta ; translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- Summary
- "Oscar Mandinga, great-grandchild of the founders of a small hamlet of wooden shacks and red earth deep in the Cuban hinterland, is a sardonic teller of tales--some taller than others--of slavery, revolution, family secrets, love, and identity, spanning four generations. But one day Oscar wakes to find himself utterly alone in the world. As the sole descendent of his family line, he is not sure what to do or where he should go, but in the midst of this uncertainty, he holds fast to what his grandfather always told him: 'No man knows who he is until he knows his past, his history, the history of his country.' As Oscar sets out to find his ancestral village of Pata de Puerco and the meaning of the magical pig's-foot amulet he has inherited, the search for his country's hidden history becomes entangled with his search for the truth about himself and his family. Ambitious in scope yet intimate in tone, full of dark comedy, magical story-telling, and startling revelations, Pig's Foot is a dazzling evocation of Cuba's tumultuous history, and a spellbinding debut"--From publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1973-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Acosta, Carlos
- Dewey number
- 863/.7
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PQ7442.A36
- LC item number
- P5413 2014
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Wynne, Frank
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Acosta, Carlos
- Family secrets
- Quests (Expeditions)
- Cuba
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Pig's foot : a novel, Carlos Acosta ; translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne
- Note
- "First published in [English] in Great Britain in 2013"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 333 pages
- Isbn
- 9781620400814
- Lccn
- 2013035126
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn849248596
- (Sirsi) o849248596
- (OCoLC)849248596
- Label
- Pig's foot : a novel, Carlos Acosta ; translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne
- Note
- "First published in [English] in Great Britain in 2013"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First U.S. edition.
- Extent
- 333 pages
- Isbn
- 9781620400814
- Lccn
- 2013035126
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn849248596
- (Sirsi) o849248596
- (OCoLC)849248596
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