by Lawrence Thornton · Punto de Lectura S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466312028
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«Imagining Argentina» is the magic realist novel by Lawrence Thornton, published by Punto de Lectura S.L. in paperback (304 pages, in Spanish).
During the Argentine military dictatorship of the late seventies, Carlos Rueda discovers he can imagine the fate of the disappeared. When his wife, Celia, is kidnapped, Carlos joins the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo to search for her. The novel weaves together dreams and testimonies about memory, grief, and resistance in the face of terror.
The novel was originally published in 1987; this Spanish-language edition appeared in 2004. The work received the PEN/Hemingway Award for best first novel and the California Book Award.
For readers of historical fiction interested in the memory of Argentina's last dictatorship.
