The Remains [electronic resource]
Margo Glantz2023
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After her ex-husband dies unexpectedly, Nora García travels to the funeral, back
to a Mexican village from her past and the art and music of their life together.
The way you hold a cello, the way light lands on a Caravaggio, the way the
castrati hit notes like no one else could—a lifetime of conversations about art
and music and history unfolds for Nora García as she and a crowd of friends and
fans send off her recently deceased ex-husband, Juan. Like any good symphony,
there are themes and repetitions and contrapuntal notes. We pingpong back and
forth between Nora’s life with Juan (a renowned pianist and composer, and just
as accomplished a raconteur) and the present day (the presentness of the past),
where she sits among his familiar things, next to his coffin, breathing in the
particular mix of mildew and lilies that overwhelm this day and her thoughts. In
Glantz’s hands, music and art access our most intimate selves, illustrating and
creating our identities, and offer...
Main title:
The Remains [electronic resource] / Margo Glantz
Author:
Margo Glantz, Author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Charco Press, 2023
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (134 pages)
Audience:
General / adult
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781913867485
Language:
English
BRN:
527900
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |