Caterva Contributor(s): Filloy, Juan (Author), Riley, Brendan (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1628970367 ISBN-13: 9781628970364 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2014031427 |
Series: Argentinian Literature |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.30 lbs) 375 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Caterva (meaning "throng" or "horde") tells the story of seven erudite, homeless, and semi-incompetent radicals traveling from city to city in an attempt to foment a revolution: conspiring with striking workers, setting off bombs, and evading the local authorities. But this is no political thriller. Like his literary "descendant" Julio Cortazar--who mentions this book in Hopscotch--Filloy is far more concerned with his characters' occasionally farcical inner lives than with their radical machinations. With its encyclopedic feel, and its satirical look at both solidarity and nonconformity, Caterva is considered to be among Filloy's greatest achievements. |