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Mad Toy

Mad Toy( )
Author: Arlt, Roberto
Translator: Aynesworth, Michele
ISBN:978-0-8223-2940-4
Publication Date:Jul 2002
Publisher:Duke University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $25.95
Book Description:

A translation of one of the most important Argentine writers of the first half of the twentieth century, Robert Arlt, who also influenced prominent writers like Borges, Cortazar and Piglia. This work will be published in English for the first time

Book Details
Pages:184
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 9 x 0.5 Inches
Book Weight:0.54 Pounds
Author Biography
Arlt, Roberto (Author)
Roberto Arlt is acknowledged as a seminal figure in the development of the theater and novel in Argentina; in his treatment of madness and the uncertainties of external reality; and in his use of shifting point of view and internal monologue. The seven madmen in the book of that title organize a secret society to be financed by a chain of brothels, with the purpose of changing society. At the same time, each of them pursues his own special fixation. Against this background, the protagonist pursues his own existential search for meaning. Arlt's work is a perceptive comment both on the role of the individual in modern society and society's destructive effects on that individual.

Arlt is one of Argentina's first major urban writers, with a special focus on the immigrant petite bourgeoisie.

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