I Saw A 700-Page Abridged Version Of A 1500-Page Novel That Looked Interesting The Other Day

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It was about Sor Juana, the Mexican poet, called Hunger's Brides or something. This was apparently the story within a story of the longer book, which was set in the present day. Anybody know anything about this? Somebody with a Spanish connection- PJ Miller? Somebody with a lot of reading stamina- Jerry The Nipper?

― My Little Ruud Book (Ken L), Thursday, 7 September 2006 01:40 (eighteen years ago)

(Those -'s in the title are bugging me)

― My Little Ruud Book (Ken L), Thursday, 7 September 2006 01:57 (eighteen years ago)

But they're grammatically correct.

― c('°c) (Leee), Thursday, 7 September 2006 15:21 (eighteen years ago)

so the abridgement only happened before and after the complete story-within-a-story? like when the seducer's diary is excerpted from either/or?

― Josh (Josh), Saturday, 9 September 2006 03:10 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

I think there is a framing story about an Canadian literature student and then the story-within-the-story of Sor Juana. I think some editor encouraged the guy to beef up the frame so the book was even longer. Then after publication the publisher created another version that removed it entirely.

I actually took this out of the library and didn't get around to reading it. Way to heavy to carry around on the subway. Think I'll wait for the e-book.

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Sunday, 3 February 2008 18:08 (seventeen years ago)

I am lobbying the library to put the weights of books in the catalog.

― Jaq, Sunday, 3 February 2008 18:24 (seventeen years ago)

Ha!

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Sunday, 3 February 2008 18:27 (seventeen years ago)

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