Even though I’m not a huge fan of action and thriller novels, out of all the books we’ve read, I thought this one was the easiest to understand. Piglia toys with the lines separating fact from fiction in this book, utilizing actual occurrences as a springboard for more in-depth subjects. The story interacts with Argentine literary […]
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Another book with a stream of consciousness about memories … I am sensing a theme here. As Auxilio hides in the university bathroom for 12 days, she reflects on different memories and experiences, transporting the reader to a different world than the reality of her sitting in the bathroom stall as the army invades the […]
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“Amulet” by Roberto Bolaño examines a Uruguayan poet, Auxilio Lacouture, grounded in being stuck in a fourth-floor university bathroom cubicle for thirteen days (or so) with no food during the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City. This massacre was a real life event in which the Mexican armed forces opened fire on unarmed students protesting the […]
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Norman Manea’s ‘The Trenchcoat’ is definitely a confusing read. I felt there was a lot of what one of my high school literature teachers referred to as ‘invisible reading’ to be done. By this they meant that there is a story being told in between the lines and I have to agree that this was […]
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