Essence And Attribute

by Fernando Sorrentino, Clark M. Zlotchew (Translator)

Online fiction.

A man notices a small wart on his left hand.

From En defensa propia, Buenos Aires, Editorial de Belgrano, 1982.

2 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Fernando Sorrentino is an Argentine writer born in Buenos Aires on November 8, 1942. His works have been translated into English, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Bulgarian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tamil, and Kabyle. In 2006 Fernando Sorrentino published a collection of short stories entitled: "Per colpa del dottor Moreau ed altri racconti fantastici". The collection includes all his short stories translated in Italian and is published by Progetto Babele literary magazine.

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ah the age old battle of man vs elephant wart, it's being going on now for a millennia. This short story is very inventive, had me chuckling a bit, not so much for the writing but where it sent my thoughts, I was thinking how cool it would be to phone in sick "I'm sorry I can't come in to work today as my elephant wart is now bigger than me".

More entertaining stuff from Fernando Sorrentino.

[Mahmoud Moftah · Rating 3 out of 5]

رمزيه واضحه لا تحفى على القارئ ؛ حاول الكاتب من خلالها إيصال أن بعض من الصفات التي تبدو غير واضحه في أنفسنا وندركها ولا يراها الأخرون .. نحن فقط من نقرر تغذيتها والحفاظ عليها أو تجاهلها حتى تضمُر؛ الناس ترى المظهر بينما نحن فقط من ندرك جوهرنا