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01990aam a2200325Ki 4500 001 6473037426B811E994CCD44997128E48 003 SILO 005 20190202010039 008 180409s2019 nyu e 000 1 eng d 020 $a 194095388X 020 $a 9781940953885 035 $a (OCoLC)1030913469 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d DPL $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h hun 100 1 $a BaÌn, ZsoÌfia, $e author. 240 10 $a Esti Iskola. $l English 245 10 $a Night school : $b a reader for grownups / $c ZsoÌfia BaÌn ; translated from the Hungarian by Jim Tucker ; afterword by PeÌter NaÌdas. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Rochester, NY : $b Open Letter, $c 2019. 300 $a 240 pages ; $c 23 cm 500 $a First published in 2007 by Kalligram publishing house in Bratislava: Esti Iskola: olvasoÌkoÌnyv felnoÌtteknek. 500 $a Translated from the Hungarian. 520 $a "Perfect for anyone looking for a little more Nohoo (or "know-how") in your life, ZsoÌfia BaÌn's mock-textbook, Night School: A Reader for Grownups covers all the important subjects, from self-help to geography to chemistry to French, complete with a hearty dose of irony. BaÌn's "lectures" tell of the travels of young Flaubert to Egypt with his friend Maxime, and includes a missive from Laika the dog minutes before being blasted off into space, never to be seen again. A story collection masquerading as an encyclopedia of life, Night School makes our all-too-familiar world appear simultaneously foreign and untamed, and brings together lust, taboos, and the absurd in order to teach us the art of living, all in a wildly clever way"--Publisher's description. 650 0 $a Hungarian fiction $v Translations into English. 700 1 $a Tucker, Jim, $e translator. 941 $a 2 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200303015040.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190402014328.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6473037426B811E994CCD44997128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search