Imagining Argentina
A Fiction, Magical Realism, Novels book. People are torn between the pathetic safety of not knowing, and the desire to know. Lawrence Thornton,...
Imagining Argentina is set in the dark days of the late 1970's, when thousands of Argentineans disappeared without a trace into the general's prison cells and torture chambers. When Carlos Ruweda's wife is suddenly taken from him, he discovers a magical gift: In waking dreams, he had clear visions of the fates of "the disappeared." But he cannot "imagine" what has happened to his own wife. Driven to near madness, his...
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- Pages: 240 pages
- ISBN: / 9780553345
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Irony has always seemed the best approach to life, the best way to keep it at arm's length. Lawrence Thornton, Imagining Argentina They can see everything they want to, but never forget that they cannot see beyond the distortion of their imagination where there is no color and everything exists in black and white. And that is why we will survive, because they do not have what is necessary to defeat us. The real war is between our imagination and theirs, what we can see and what they are blinded to. Do not despair. None of them can see far enough, and so long as we do not let them violate our imagination we will survive. Lawrence Thornton, Imagining Argentina It is not often that you see life and fiction take each other by the hand and dance. Lawrence Thornton, Imagining Argentina
A book which deals with the very difficult issue of the military regime in Argentina during the mid 70's to early 80's - a regime which performed many atrocities. I believe the genre is referred to as historical fiction as it discusses events which really happened and people who really existed within a fictional tale of someone who... Imagining Argentina is set in the dark days of the late 1970's, when thousands of Argentineans disappeared without a trace into the general's prison cells and torture chambers. When Carlos Ruweda's wife is suddenly taken from him, he discovers a magical gift: In waking dreams, he had clear visions of the fates of "the disappeared."... It was hard for me to read this book. I understand the author's use of magic realism and clairvoyance to make the story poignant and haunting and ultimately, redeeming but even without these elements (which were very beautifully woven into the story), this book made me cry. I even had to put it down every once in a while. I can't begin...
