Obstacles

One of the most remarkable books of contemporary Mexican literature, The Obstacles is the story of young writers coming of age in a world dominated entirely by their own fictions. It tells, in alternating chapters, the stories of two teenagers, Ricardo and Elias, who are characters in each others' novels.Blurring our notions of reality and fiction, Eloy Urroz takes the reader into a world where characters invent characters and challenge their creators. And the book's conclusion--in which a surprising connection between Ricardo and Elias is revealed--shows that not even fiction can be controlled in a world of such incredible unpredictability.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 08/01/2006
ISBN: 9781564784278
Pages: 350
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.44h x 6.42w x 1.06d