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Overview
The End of the Sherry recounts what happens to a young American who finds himself abandoned in southern Spain in 1965 with a dog and a dubious car, stumbles into work as a nightclub pianist, and stays for three improbable years. His own adventures blossom into a portrait of provincial Spain toward the end of the Franco dictatorship - bleakness that breaks into unexpected hilarity even as the author discovers his calling as a person and a writer. His return to Spain after the death of Franco puts it all into perspective.
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- ISBN-13: 9781929355952
- ISBN-10: 1929355955
- Publisher: Pleasure Boat Studio
- Publish Date: January 2014
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.73 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.92 pounds
- Page Count: 316
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