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Author:
Merkel, Inge, 1922-2006, author.
Title:
Off the tracks : a novel / by Inge Merkel ; translated by Dennis McCort ; afterword by Gerd K. Schneider.
Publisher:
Ariadne Press,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
255 pages ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Austrians--Mexico--Fiction.
Mexico City (Mexico)--Fiction.
Culture conflict--Fiction.
Austrians.
Culture conflict.
Mexico.
Mexico--Mexico City.
Developed countries.
Global financial crisis, 2008-2009.
Humorous fiction.
Fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Other Authors:
McCort, Dennis, translator.
Schneider, Gerd K., 1931- author of afterword.
Other Titles:
Aus den Geleisen. English
Notes:
Translated from the German. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"A group of middle-class Viennese tourists lands at the Mexico City airport to begin an extended tour of the country and its culture. What could go wrong? A great deal, it turns out, both within the group with its skewed dynamics and between the group and "the locals" in this often hilarious clash of cultures"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Studies in Austrian literature, culture, and thought translation series
ISBN:
1572412011
9781572412019
OCLC:
(OCoLC)951018040
LCCN:
2016025393
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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