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Symbolic Tales

Symbolic Tales

Symbolic Tales

Miguel Ochoa

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iUniverse
Año de edición:
2004
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9780595307630
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A celebrity who falls in disgrace finally finds 'escape' from his torments.The obsessive search of a man for his lost shadow.A couple of brothers hunt for an ancient treasure to find something they don’t expect.A mediocre man struggles in the land of the successful.A man is tormented by super-human powers.An honest man is finally 'vindicated'.A group of pirates planned an assault to Paradise.A scarecrow longing to become human tastes the results of his endeavors.Symbolic Tales is a collection of stories, using satire and imaginary renderings, to allegorically express the strivings of Man in society to find a satisfactory solution to his existential needs and urges.

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