Bariloche

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By Andrs Neuman and Andres Neuman

Series: Argentine Literature Series

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Summary

Bariloche by Andrés Neuman tells the story of Demetrio Rota, a refuse collector in Buenos Aires, who spends his days collecting and sorting others' waste. His thoughts often drift to his past in the scenic landscapes of Bariloche, a place that represents both yearning and an escape for him. Through his introspective journey, the novel explores themes of memory, identity, and the contrasts between urban and natural environments.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate introspective narratives that delve into the complexities of life and personal identity. It offers a rich exploration of human relationships and emotions against the backdrop of a vividly portrayed setting. The author's lyrical prose and keen insight into the human condition contribute to a captivating and thought-provoking read.

Bariloche

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Demetrio Rota, a garbage collector from Buenos Aires, sleeps in the afternoons and assembles puzzles at night before leaving for work. His daily life is mediocre, and he keeps his balance through sheer exhaustion. However, through the puzzles, Demetrio inspects and sorts through his own memories. At the end of the journey through his history, the present seems to devour him, until he's left with only the emptiness of himself and his daily misery.

A parable of memory and deterioration, Andres Neuman's Bariloche juxtaposes the astonished memories of youth with a skeptical conscience; the impossible idealisation of nature or first love with the moral and physical suffocation of the big city; being uprooted with returning to one's origins, with a language fascinated by both lyricism and rottenness.

Series: Argentine Literature Series

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Bariloche

By Andrs Neuman and Andres Neuman

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Bariloche by Andrés Neuman is praised for transcending boundaries of geography, time, and language, establishing Neuman as a significant writer of the early twenty-first century, according to Music & Literature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781948830621

Publisher: Open Letter

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 March 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Open Letter

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Translated by Robin Myers

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 140

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Andres Neuman Andrs Neuman Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Series: Argentine Literature Series

About the Author

Andres Neuman (1977) was selected as one of Granta's Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists and was included on the Bogot-39 list. He is the author of numerous novels, short stories, poems, aphorisms, and travel books, including Traveler of the Century, Talking to Ourselves, The Thigs We Don't Do, and Fracture. His works have been translated into twenty-two languages.

Robin Myers is a poet, essayist, and translator. Among her recent publications areCars on Fireby Mnica Ramn Ros (Open Letter, 2020),The Restless Deadby Cristina Rivera Garza (Vanderbilt University Press, 2020), andThe Science of Departuresby Adalber Salas Hernndez (Kenning Editions, 2021). She lives in Mexico City, where she is working on a book of essays about translating poetry and a collection of poems.