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      The Weight of Temptation

      by Ana Maria Shua
      Published
      Oct 2012
      Main Genre
      Literary Literary
      Pages
      187
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      Dystopian fantasy, political parable, morality tale—however one reads it, this novel is first and foremost pure Ana María Shua, a work of fiction like no other and a dark pleasure to read. Shua, an Argentinian writer widely celebrated throughout Latin America, frames her complex drama in deceptively simple, straightforward prose. The story takes place at a fat farm called The Reeds, a nightmare world that might not exist but certainly could. The last resort of the overweight wealthy (or sponsored), The Reeds subjects its "campers" to extreme measures—particularly the regimented system of public humiliation imposed by its director, a glib and sharp-minded sadist called the Professor.

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      Oct 2012 University of Nebraska Press ISBN13 9780803239777 ISBN10 0803239777
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      Oct 2012 UNP - Nebraska Paperback ISBN13 9780803246171 ISBN10 080324617X
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      Oct 2012 University of Nebraska Press ISBN10 B0094GYQLK
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