A Life

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Reprinted with a new cover in B format, "A Life" is the gruelling tale of the frustrated existence of a bank clerk with a poetic soul. The artistic aspirations of the protagonist a nd the emptiness of his daily life become tragic in the great divide between what he wants and what he actually has and gets. Alfonso the bank clerk wants to be a poet and seems to be falling in love with Annetta, the vain and arrogant daughter of his boss. But the emptiness of both his attempts at writing and at love lead to an ironic and painful conclusion. Format: Paperback Published: in UK in 2006 Publisher: Pushkin Press Pages: 400 Language: English ISBN 13: 9781901285628 ISBN 10: 1901285626 Show more