Ignacio Padilla,Alastair Reid
These lively and eclectic narratives, by the author of ,Shadow Without a Name,, move from the scorching heat of the Gobi desert to the glacial heights of Mount Everest: here, among others, are the stories of a Scottish engineer who builds an exact replica of the city of Edinburgh in the dunes; of a dying, cross-dressing pilot who allegedly climbs Mount Everest and then mysteriously disappears; and of a monk who conjures the devil to prove the devil's existence. ,Based on history, legend, and an awe-inspiring power of invention, ,Antipodes, delights, terrifies, and entrances.
Short Stories,Fiction,Cultural,Latin American
Antipodes: Stories