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Cellophane Author: Don Victor Sobrevilla, a lovable, eccentric engineer, always dreamed of founding a paper factory in the heart of the Peruvian rain forest, and at the opening of this miraculous novel his dream has come true–until he discovers the recipe for cellophane. In a life already filled with signs and portents, the family dog suddenly begins to coug... more »
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Cellophane will delight fans of Gabriel Garcia Marquez or Louis de Bernières, but those new to the genre of magical realism will quickly fall in love with this story of a family and country stuck between the traditional the the modern, revolution and the past. Cellophane is also a novel that partners moments of tenderness or comedy with painful tragedy and violence. I found it to be a richly plotted book that managed to be both literary and a page turner. For a story that will pull you in and mesmerize you, it still manages to challenge the reader as well as entertain.
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