A Contrived World Portuguese Literature Series " and drastically revised after

" and drastically revised after Vladimir Mayakovsky's sudden death

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ESTONIA: Toomas Vint

A Contrived World Portuguese Literature Series " and drastically revised afterSet in San Francisco, A Contrived World recounts the authors visit to the mythic Californian city. While the novel is based in this real experi ence, the narrators imaginative reflections cause the narrative to balloon outward into the realms of fiction and fantasy. Each chance encounter provides an opportunity to unfurl a fictional world that simultaneously complements and compromises the real world. In this mirthful anti novel, the ambiguous fusion