Available March 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK
No one knows the recipe for happiness–and yet Héctor Abad has given us a whole volume. His recipes, at times bizarre, at times wise, can cure almost anything–although the ingredients are not always easy to come by. “Cauliflower in the mist” is protection against melancholy, seasoned with salty tears; and the right preparation of lobster and cutlet can have extraordinary effects on the human mind. With subtle wit and irony, Abad gives practical advice on how to eschew sadness, attract joy and retain delight.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
HÉCTOR ABAD was born in Medellín, Columbia, in 1958, and was just twelve when he wrote his first stories, going on to win the 1980 Colombian National Short Story Prize at just twenty-one. In 1987 his father was murdered, and Abad was forced to escape to Italy. While in exile, he published his first book, Malos Pensamientos (1991) but it was only upon returning to Colombia in 1993, that he became a full-time writer. His autobiographical Oblivion: a Memoir has recently become available in English.
Translated by Anne Mclean
Cover illustration: Gino Severini
ISBN 9781906548636
120pp
ABOUT THE BOOK
No one knows the recipe for happiness–and yet Héctor Abad has given us a whole volume. His recipes, at times bizarre, at times wise, can cure almost anything–although the ingredients are not always easy to come by. “Cauliflower in the mist” is protection against melancholy, seasoned with salty tears; and the right preparation of lobster and cutlet can have extraordinary effects on the human mind. With subtle wit and irony, Abad gives practical advice on how to eschew sadness, attract joy and retain delight.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
HÉCTOR ABAD was born in Medellín, Columbia, in 1958, and was just twelve when he wrote his first stories, going on to win the 1980 Colombian National Short Story Prize at just twenty-one. In 1987 his father was murdered, and Abad was forced to escape to Italy. While in exile, he published his first book, Malos Pensamientos (1991) but it was only upon returning to Colombia in 1993, that he became a full-time writer. His autobiographical Oblivion: a Memoir has recently become available in English.
Translated by Anne Mclean
Cover illustration: Gino Severini
ISBN 9781906548636
120pp
