Summary: Startled by the glance of a woman in the street, Roberto Landa is on his way to buy a gray hat that he had been deliberating for quite some time. Order, symmetry, and neatness are the tyrants of his existence, and anything out of order gives him anguish. A letter that arrives to his office in a pink envelope makes him shake with nerves while his coworkers tease him. A mysterious woman wants to meet him to thank him for saving her from a robber. Later, Señor Landa receives another letter, this time from the man with the gray hat. Notes: Short novel. Contains a bibliography of the author´s works, an advertisement for a piano from the Aeolian Company, a list of some of the titles in the series including that of the next publication, and a coupon for a raffle contest. Advertisements for titles by Alberto Insúa and, on the back cover, an ad for a weekly humor publication that can prevent "nerviness" and "hypochondria."
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Summary: Startled by the glance of a woman in the street, Roberto Landa is on his way to buy a gray hat that he had been deliberating for quite some time. Order, symmetry, and neatness are the tyrants of his existence, and anything out of order gives him anguish. A letter that arrives to his office in a pink envelope makes him shake with nerves while his coworkers tease him. A mysterious woman wants to meet him to thank him for saving her from a robber. Later, Señor Landa receives another letter, this time from the man with the gray hat. Notes: Short novel. Contains a bibliography of the author´s works, an advertisement for a piano from the Aeolian Company, a list of some of the titles in the series including that of the next publication, and a coupon for a raffle contest. Advertisements for titles by Alberto Insúa and, on the back cover, an ad for a weekly humor publication that can prevent "nerviness" and "hypochondria."
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