The pelican : a comedy
Driessen, Martin Michael, 1954-2019
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"A fearlessly funny tragedy about an improbable friendship, unstable dreams, missed opportunities, and epic coincidence. In a quiet coastal town in Yugoslavia, two men seeking more than the Communist regime can offer find their lives deceitfully entwined. Andrej is a postman in complete denial of his existence. He yearns for respect and fame but commits petty crimes for reasons he doesn't fully comprehend. Josip is an increasingly irrelevant cable car operator and unfaithfully married. Life was so much simpler when neither one knew the other's secrets. Now that they do-discovered quite by accident-each man has resorted to blackmailing the other. As their anonymous misdeeds escalate, a farce of mutual dependency begins. So does the unlikeliest of friendships when Andrej and Josip finally meet face-to-face. In a tale set against the impending Balkan War, Martin Michael Driessen ingeniously explores the foibles of two painfully ordinary men boldly staking their claims on life."--Publisher.
Main title:
The pelican : a comedy / Martin Michael Driessen ; translated by Jonathan Reeder.
Author:
Driessen, Martin Michael, 1954-, authorReeder, Jonathan, translator
Imprint:
Seattle : Amazon Crossing, 2019.
Collation:
228 pages ; 18 cm.
Notes:
Translated from the Dutch.
ISBN:
9781542044868 (paperback)
Dewey class:
839.3137
Language:
EnglishDutch
Subject:
BRN:
364760
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | DRIE | Available |