by Nathan Englander · Debolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484509363
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«Para el alivio de insoportables impulsos» is the short story collection by Nathan Englander, published by Debolsillo in paperback (272 pages, in Spanish).
«Para el alivio de insoportables impulsos» brings together nine stories that confront Jewish heritage with modern life: an Orthodox man obtains rabbinic dispensation to visit a prostitute, and a writer in a Stalinist prison composes his masterpiece. Irony, tenderness, and Chekhovian and Woody Allen-esque humour run through the stories.
The original English work, «For the Relief of Unbearable Urges», won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction in 2000.
For readers of short fiction seeking stories with humour and depth who want a glimpse into Jewish culture and its contradictions.
Nathan Englander is an American short story writer and novelist. His debut short story collection, For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, was published by Alfred A. Knopf, in 1999. His second collection, What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, won the 2012 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
