Abad Faciolince, HeÌctor JoaquiÌn. <br/><br/>
The joy of being awake / 
Hector Abad ; translated from the Spanish by Nathan Budoff. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Lumen Editions,  c1996. 
 - xi, 202 p. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> "Excellent translation of Colombian Abad Faciolince's Asuntos de un hidalgo disoluto (see HLAS 56:3663). Novel's sometimes black humor reviews life of its elderly protagonist, as dictated to his secretary. Many references to cultural, political, and historical issues in Colombia and Europe. Short biography of author; no other locating material"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.  http://www.loc.gov/hlas/ 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1571290206 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96031632 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PQ8180.1.B33  / A9713 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>863