| Edition |
First Restless Books paperback edition. |
| Description |
xi, 448 pages ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
"A giant of contemporary Latin American literature, Argentine novelist Ricardo Piglia's secret magnum opus was a compilation of 327 notebooks that he composed over nearly six decades, in which he imagined himself as his literary alter ego, Emilio Renzi. A world-weary detective, Renzi stars in many of his creator's works, much like Philip Roth's Nathan Zuckerman. But the Renzi of these diaries is something more complex--a multilayered reconstruction of the self that is teased out over intricate, illuminating pages. As Piglia/Renzi develops as a reader and writer, falls in love, and tussles with his tyrannical father, we get eye-opening perspectives on Latin America's tumultuous twentieth century. Obsessed with literary giants--from Borges and Cortázar (both of whom he knew), to Kafka and Camus--The Diaries comprise a celebration of reading as a vital, existential activity. When Piglia learned he had a fatal illness in 2011, he raced to complete his mysterious masterwork as rumors about the book intensified among his many fans. First released in Spanish as a trilogy to tremendous applause, The Diaries of Emilio Renzi cements Piglia's place in the global canon"--Amazon.com. |
| Contents |
On the threshold -- First diary (1957-1958) -- First love -- Second diary (1959-1960) -- A visit -- Diary 1960 -- In El Rayo bar -- Diary of a story (1961) -- In the study -- Diary 1963 -- Pavese's diaries -- Diary 1964 -- The swimmer -- Diary 1965 -- Hotel Almagro -- Diary 1966 -- The Greek coin -- Diary 1967 -- Who says I -- River stone. |
| Subject |
Piglia, Ricardo -- Diaries.
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Piglia, Ricardo. (OCoLC)fst00194723
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Authors, Argentine -- 20th century -- Diaries.
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Authors, Argentine -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, Argentine. (OCoLC)fst00821801
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographical fiction. (OCoLC)fst01986487
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Diaries. (OCoLC)fst01423794
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Diary fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726582
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Autobiographical fiction.
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| Added Author |
Croll, Robert, translator.
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Stavans, Ilan, writer of introductory text.
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| Added Title |
Diarios de Emilio Renzi. English
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| ISBN |
1632061627 |
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9781632061621 |
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