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 The Saint Perpetuus Club
- of Buenos Aires
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- by Eric Stener Carlson
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- Hidden
away in the pages of an old copy of Lives of the
Saints in a strange second-hand bookshop is a
diary brimming with heresy and claims of supernatural
powers. When civil servant Miguel Ibañez stumbles
across it he at first believes it to be the ravings of a
mad man. But what if it is true? What if the anonymous
author has really learned the secrets of controlling
time? Could Miguel acquire the same skills and thereby
correct the incongruities in his own life?
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- Trapped
in a mediocre job at a forgotten Ministry, his marriage
falling apart, Miguel desperately searches for more
hidden entries. He is led on an increasingly frantic
chase through the bookstores, abandoned buildings and
dark subways of Buenos Aires.
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- Miguel's
obsession brings him to the doors of the Saint Perpetuus
Club, a secret society that holds the key to the
salamanca, the cave where the Devil grants all wishes . .
. for a price.
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- The
deeper Miguel goes, the more he wonders whom he can
trust. His wife, his friends, his old philosophy
professor? Perhaps they are all members of the Club? Is
Miguel willing to risk his life, even his immortal soul,
to uncover the secrets of The Saint Perpetuus Club of
Buenos Aires?
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- The
Saint Perpetuus Club of Buenos Aires is a sewn hardback
novel of 233 pages with silk ribbon marker, head and
tailbands, and d/w. Limited to 300 copies.
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- ISBN
978-1-905784-16-5
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- £25.00/$45 inc. p&p.
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- Eric
Stener Carlson (Minnesota, 1969) is the author of
I
Remember Julia: Voices of the Disappeared
and The Pear Tree: Is Torture
Ever Justified? His work has appeared in journals in the
UK, US, Argentina and Spain. He travels frequently but
always returns to his small flat in Buenos Aires.
Eric
Stener Carlson
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- Reviews:
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- "The multi-layered narrative is full of
surprises, and the conclusion provides a modest grace
note that beautifully befits the tale." - Christopher
Fowler, Financial
Times
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- "If
there is one book you should spend your hard earned money
on this year, you should make it The Saint
Perpetuus Club of Buenos Aires. If you like Strange Tales,
Mysteries, or Thrillers – or if you just enjoy an
eloquently written piece of literature – you should not
miss the opportunity to pick this book up. This is the
finest book I have had the pleasure of reading this year.
It kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end."
- She
Never Slept!
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- "At
bottom, it’s a deal with the Devil story, and as always
in these it’s the Devil who has the last laugh, but made
special by the distinctive tone and the wealth of ideas
planted in the text. Recommended." Peter Tennant,
Black Static 17
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"...before I had even read a page, I wanted
to love the story as much as I loved the paper it had
been printed on and the binding it had been sewn into.
... And I did love it, but I loved it in a strange,
unsettling, way. Carlson has created a story that is
neither occult, nor science fiction nor theology even
though elements of all are included." - David Mitchell,
Bibliobuffet
"Unpredictable and steeped in allusions to
classic and contemporary works, this spry exercise in
magic realism can be enjoyed as a parable on how our
reading transforms our perception of the world." -
Publishers
Weekly
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- "This
work should appeal to fans of good writing and the
occult. The prose is top-notch and great care has been
taken in providing the reader with an intellectual,
multi-layered story." - Grim
Rictus Reviews
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- "...a captivating novel
written in a sparkling style, precise yet imaginative." -
Mario Guslandi at Rick Kleffel's Agony
Column
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updated 30th August 2010
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