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The Story of My Teeth

By Valeria Luiselli

The Story of My Teeth Contemporary literature

The Story of My Teeth

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Gustavo 'Highway' Sánchez is a man with a mission: he is planning to replace every last one of his unsightly teeth. He has a few skills that might help him on his way: he can imitate Janis Joplin after two rums, he can interpret Chinese fortune cookies, he can stand an egg upright on a table, and he can float on his back. And, of course, he is the world's best auction caller - although other people might not realise this, because he is, by nature, very discreet. Studying auctioneering under Grandmaster Oklahoma and the famous country singer Leroy Van Dyke, Highway travels the world, amassing his collection of 'Collectibles' and perfecting his own specialty: the allegoric auction. In his quest for a perfect set of pearly whites, he finds unusual ways to raise the funds, culminating in the sale of the jewels of his collection: the teeth of the 'notorious infamous' - Plato, Petrarch, Chesterton, Virginia Woolf et al. Written with elegance, wit and exhilarating boldness, Valeria Luiselli takes us on an idiosyncratic and hugely enjoyable journey that offers an insightful meditation on value, worth and creation, and the points at which they overlap.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
208
Release Date:
2016-04-07
Publication Date:
2016-04-07
Publisher:
Granta Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1783780827
ISBN13:
9781783780822
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
175 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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