The Delta Function

by Rosa Montero

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In La función delta (1981), the second novel of the best-selling Spanish author Rosa Montero, the real world is as unmapped and treacherous as ever for her countrywomen, but more universal concerns impinge. Translated into English by Kari Easton and Yolanda Molina Gavilán, The Delta Function explores a woman's fearsnbsp;of being abandoned, of being alone, and of dying. A unique double narrative structure throws into relief time's effect on her self-identity, sexuality, and relations with show more others. Readers will be inspired to confront and rethink their own version of the world around them. show less

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Rosa Montero
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The Delta Function

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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
DDC/MDS
863.64 — Literature & rhetoric Spanish Literature Spanish fiction 20th Century 1945-2000
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PQ6663 .O554 .F8 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures Spanish literature Individual authors, 1961-2000
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