Seemingly, each time I open a book for this class, I think, “This one will be better than the last!” And each time, I am severely wrong and confused. It is a talent, the way our books keep growing in their unhinged behaviour and storytelling. This may be because I read If on a Winter’s Night a […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with blog, Empathy, humanity, Is this fanfiction, love, Ricardo Piglia, What the hell did i read
I felt that this novel perfectly encapsulated what it is like to write an essay. Even while writing this blogpost I am struggling to pinpoint exactly what I want to say and how I want to say it. I find myself wanting to plan it out from beginning to end, with an intro, middle, and […]
Posted in Blogs, Lispector | Tagged with childhood, class, Empathy, gender, identity, isolation, narrative, perspective, poverty
Plata Quemada” by Ricardo Piglia is a novel that combines elements of excitement and suspense, while also invoking a sense of sentimentality. The author’s use of a journalistic approach to storytelling enhances the narrative, offering a unique perspective that adds a clever touch to the book. Certainly ahead of it’s time and revolutionary back then […]
Posted in Blogs, Piglia | Tagged with Action, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Burnt Money, Corruption, Drugs, Empathy, Heist, Homosexuality, Materialism, money, Narcs, Nihilism, Plata Quemada, Police, Societal Norms, Uruguay