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01881aam a2200361 i 4500 001 033A7FCAD2B111ED872B743748ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230404012110 008 220124t20232023stk e 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1913867412 020 $a 9781913867416 040 $d SILO 041 $a eng $h spa 100 1 $a MartÃnez Daniell, Sebastián, $d 1971- $e author. 240 10 $a Dos Sherpas. $l english. 245 10 $a Two Sherpas / $c Sebastián MartÃnez Daniell ; translated by Jennifer Croft. 264 1 $a Edinburgh : $b Charco Press, $c 2023. 300 $a 271 pages ; $c 20 cm. 500 $a "First published in Spanish as Dos Sherpas by EntropÃa (Argentina)"--Title page verso. 520 $a "An Englishman has fallen from a ridge in Nepal. His guides kneel at the edge, exchanging the odd word, waiting for him to move. They must make a decision to descend. In those minutes, Two Sherpas expands dizzyingly to encompass Mount Everest's place in the imagination of imperialists, Nazis and others; ambition, exploration and exploitation; a mysterious encounter in a beach resort in a distant land; a performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and so much more. Perched on that rocky ledge, each breath is crystalline, and the whole world is visible from here"--Back cover. 546 $a In English. Translated from the Spanish. 650 0 $a Sherpa (Nepalese people) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Conduct of life $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Mountaineering $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Himalaya Mountains $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Nepal $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft. 700 1 $a Croft, Jennifer $c (Translator), $e translator. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230706013654.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230404015958.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=033A7FCAD2B111ED872B743748ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search