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The Gravedigger
Peter Grandbois

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The Gravedigger

Chronicle Books (Mar 23, 2006)
9780811853507
| Hardcover
256 pages | 145 x 201 mm
Dewey 813.6
LC Classification PS3607.R3626 .G73 2006
LC Control No. 2005026244

Genre

  • Magic Realism (Literature)

Plot

"Reminiscent of the work of Luis Alberto Urrea and Gabriel Garca Mrquez (Booklist), this enchanting first novelnow in paperbackwas an Original Voices feature at Borders and a Discover Great New Writers selection at Barnes & Noble. Juan Rodrigo, a gravedigger in a small Andalusianvillage, hears the voices of the dead and tells their stories to the livinga job that turns out to have both rewards and dangers in a magical place where spirits and people coexist harmoniously, and where readers will linger with delight.