Juan José Saer

The Witness

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"The evocative imagery and ideas revealed in "The Witness" are not easily forgotten."--"Washington Times" "Haunting and beautifully written."--"Independent on Sunday" In sixteenth-century Spain, a cabin boy sets sail on a ship bound for the New World. An inland expedition ends in disaster when the group is attacked by Indians. "The Witness" explores the relationship between existence and description, foreignness and cultural identity. Juan Jose Saer was born in Argentina in 1937 and is considered one of Argentina's leading writers of the post-Borges generation. He died in 2005.

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In sixteenth-century Spain, a cabin boy is bound for the New World. An inland expedition ends in disaster when it is attacked by Indians, leaving the young boy, as sole survivor, to face his fate amidst the natives.

The Witness is a reflection on memory, on the role of objects in the construction of our world, on the relationship between existence and meaning, on foreignness, cultural identity and otherness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Profile Books / Serpent's Tail
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 127mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 128g
• ISBN-13: 9781846686917
• ISBN-10: 1846686911
• Artikelnr.: 25460949

Autorenporträt

Born in Santa Fé, Argentina in 1937, Juan José Saer is the leading Argentinian writer of the post-Borges generation. In 1968, he moved to Paris and taught literature at the university in Rennes, Brittany. In 1998, Saer was awarded Spain's prestigious Nadal Prize. His work is translated into all major languages. He died in 2005.

Rezensionen

The most important Argentinean writer since Borges Independent