Springtime in a Broken Mirror

Name: Springtime in a Broken Mirror
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Author: Mario Benedetti
ISBN: 9780241302620

by Mario Benedetti, Nick Caistor

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192 pages1982PenguinISBN 9780241302620

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"A wise, lonely novel . . . [and an] honest reflection of exile." --The New Yorker In the tradition of Roberto Bolaño's Savage Detectives, a celebrated classic and heart-wrenching story of a family torn apart by the forces of history, by one of Latin America's most celebrated writers The late Mario Benedetti's work was often ranked with "such esteemed Latin American writers as Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes and Julio Cortázar" (The Washington Post) and his novel The Truce has sold millions of copies around the world. His extraordinary novel Springtime in a Broken Mirror revolves around Santiago, a political prisoner in Uruguay, who was jailed after a brutal military coup that saw many of his comrades flee elsewhere. Santiago, feeling trapped, can do nothing but write letters to his family and try to stay sane. Far away, his nine-year-old daughter Beatrice wonders at the marvels of Buenos Aires, but her grandpa and mother--Santiago's beautiful, careworn wife, Graciela--struggle to adjust to a life in exile. Published now for the first time in English, Springtime in a Broken Mirror tells with tenderness and fury of the indelible imprint politics leaves on individual lives. Generous and unflinching, it asks whether the broken bonds of family and history can ever truly be mended. Written by one of the masters of the Latin American novel, this is the story of a fractured continent, chronicled through the lives of a single family.

Publication Details

Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1982
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9780241302620
Language: en

About Mario Benedetti

Mario Benedetti (Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó, Uruguay, 14 de septiembre de 1920-Montevideo, ibíd., 17 de mayo de 2009) fue un escritor uruguayo, integrante de la Generación del 45, y uno de los más reconocidos en la lengua española. Su prolífica producción literaria de más de ochenta libros incluye cuento, novela, poesía, ensayo, canción, teatro y crítica cinematográfica. Algunos de sus libros fueron traducidos a más de veinte idiomas y le otorgaron numerosos premios y reconocimientos. En su testamento dejó creada la Fundación Mario Benedetti para preservar su obra y apoyar la literatura y la lucha por los derechos humanos en Uruguay (en especial el esclarecimiento del paradero de los detenidos desaparecidos de ese país). ---------- Mario Benedetti (Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó, Uruguay, September 14, 1920 - Montevideo, ibid., May 17, 2009) was a Uruguayan writer, a member of the Generation of '45, and one of the most renowned in the Spanish language. His prolific literary output of more than eighty books includes short stories, novels, poetry, essays, songs, plays, and film criticism. Some of his books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and he has received numerous awards and recognitions. In his will, he created the Mario Benedetti Foundation to preserve his work and support literature and the fight for human rights in Uruguay (especially the clarification of the whereabouts of the disappeared detainees in that country).