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Book Overview "The most important Argentinian writer since Borges."--The IndependentJuan José Saer's Scars explores a crime committed by Luis Fiore, a ...
"The most important Argentinian writer since Borges."--The Independent
Juan José Saer's Scars explores a crime committed by Luis Fiore, a thirty-nine year old laborer who shot his wife twice in the face with a shotgun; or, rather, it explores the circumstances of four characters who have some connection to the crime: a young reporter, Ángel, who lives with his mother and works the courthouse beat; a dissolute attorney who clings to life only for his nightly baccarat game; a misanthropic and dwindling judge who's creating a superfluous translation of The Picture Dorian Gray; and, finally, Luis Fiore himself, who, on May Day, went duck hunting with his wife, daughter, and a bottle of gin.
Each of the stories in Scars explores a fragment in time--be it a day or several months--when the lives of these characters are altered, more or less, by a singular event. Originally published in 1969, Scars marked a watershed moment in Argentinian literature and has since become a modern classic of Latin American literature.
Juan José Saer was the leading Argentinian writer of the post-Borges generation. The author of numerous novels and short-story collections (including Scars and La Grande), Saer was awarded Spain's prestigious Nadal Prize in 1987 for The Event.
Steve Dolph is the founder of Calque, a journal of literature in translation. His translation of Juan José Saer's Scars was a finalist for the 2012 Best Translated Book Award.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 278 | Language: English | Publisher: OPEN LETTER | ISBN: 1934824224
FormatPaperback
Pages278
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1934824224
EAN9781934824221
PublisherOPEN LETTER
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionTranslation
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.86 Pounds
Length8.41 Inches
Width5.52 Inches
Height0.9 Inches
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