by Augusto Roa Bastos · ALFAGUARA · tapa dura · ISBN 9788420481647
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«Contravida» is the novel by Paraguayan writer Augusto Roa Bastos, published by Alfaguara in hardcover (304 pages, in Spanish).
A prisoner tries to escape; only he survives the execution of his companions and flees while he is presumed dead and buried. The flight becomes an odyssey between dream and nightmare, with suicidal tensions, portraying a Paraguay of passion and penitence. The work turns human suffering into a lesson in greatness and hope of remission.
It was published in 1995 in Alfaguara's Hispánica collection.
It will interest readers of contemporary Latin American fiction and those who want to approach Paraguayan literature.
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