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A luminous love story and an internationally acclaimed masterpiece, published in the United States for the first time. Born in 1944 in New York City, Thomas E . Kennedy spent his youth hitchhiking and writing his way around the United States before moving to Europe, where he has quietly... read more
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Imprisoned and tortured for months by Pinochet's henchmen for teaching political poetry to his students, Bernardo Greene is visited by two angels who promise him that he will survive to experience beauty and love once again. Months later, in Copenhagen, the Chilean exile befriends Michela... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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First Sentence edit
The first time Nardo saw the woman with eyes of light blue, he woke from a dream in which angels had forsaken him.
Table of Contents edit
I. The Woman with Eyes of Blue Light
1. A car door slams
2. The place of screaming
3. Source of the fertile God
4. Because I do not know the names of things
5. A little time the leaves are green
6. One fair daughter and no more
7. Gone where?
8. Who are you?
9. A thirsty girl
10. How pretty is your scarf
11. Flying lessons
12. Spy Eye
13. Why did you laugh?
14. Only a secretary
15. Striptease
16. Shall we dance?
17. Love in the morning
18. A little table music
19. Welcome to prison
20. You've got mail
21. I have told you nothing
22. No toys at the table!
23. That is not my father
II. Mother is Displeased with Us, Chet
24. I know a lawyer
25. Death Extra Ultra Light
26. Burning the witch
27. Midsummer Night madness
28. The invention of the tango
29. Grandmother's crystal
30. The child screams and looks at me
III. Concerning the Angels
31. The Summer of Bernardo Greene
32. This is not fair
33. The child is laughing!
34. Rain-haunted days
35. Blithe vacancy
IV. Forgiveness
36. Almost like a bird that knows
37. Green shadows on a damp evening in summer
38. Melancholy, long, withdrawing roar
39. Angels and visitations
40. From A to B
41. The word
42. La Dolorosa
43. He won't hurt you
44. The rules of the game
V. Grand Amour
45. Perhaps if I killed her?
46. Almost sacred
47. Salt fish
48. City of foxes
49. Travel plans
50. Do not burn me
51. In the beginning
52. A holiday
53. A kiss from the dead
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Thomas E. Kennedy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 1608190161
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 1608190161
Page Count: 288
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- Dewey: 813.54
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