by Juan Carlos Onetti · Círculo de Lectores · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422636755
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«El Astillero» is the novel by Uruguayan writer Juan Carlos Onetti, published by Círculo de Lectores in paperback, in Spanish.
Larsen arrives at a ruined shipyard and takes up his post with a mix of enthusiasm and despair. Surrounded by other workers going through an empty routine, he lets himself be carried away by self-deception and comes to believe that the place's greatness can revive, even though reality points to failure.
The novel was originally published in 1961. This edition includes an introduction by Cristina Peri Rossi and a biographical sketch by Alberto Cousté.
For readers of Latin American literature and twentieth-century classics, with an interest in Uruguayan fiction.
Juan Carlos Onetti Borges was a Uruguayan novelist and author of short stories.
