The Flight of the Tiger (Masks)

The Flight of the Tiger (Masks)

by N.T.DiGiovanni (Translator), NormanThomasdiGiovanni (Translator), Daniel Moyano (Author)

Synopsis

A powerful tale of house arrest in the Argentina of the sixties, when the military junta ruled, The Flight of The Tiger chronicles the peasants? struggle to overcome tyrants and the forces that have brought them into their homes. Moyano uses music as a metaphor for freedom. When the despot bans one musical key, the people change their pitch, and so multiply their powers to resist. A dazzling metaphorical imagination is energetically displayed.... A funny, original book.... ? Kirkus Reviews

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 244
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 15 Jul 1994

ISBN 10: 1852421746
ISBN 13: 9781852421748

Author Bio
Daniel Moyano was born in Buenos Aires in 1930 and died in 1992 in Madrid, in exile. When in Argentina, he taught music at the conservatory of La Rioja. He is the Author of four novels, and five collections of short stories.