Sábato, Ernesto
El Tunel (Letras Hispanicas)
- ISBN 13:
- 9788437600895
- author:
- Sábato, Ernesto
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Ediciones Catedra, S.A.
- language:
- Spanish
- Publication Year:
- 1989
- Pages:
- 165
- Dimensions:
- 18.1 x 14 x 0.8 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction / General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
El Túnel, a novel by Argentine writer Ernesto Sábato, is a significant work of 20th-century Latin American literature. Its influence was soon felt in Europe, with authors such as Graham Greene and Camus drawing inspiration from its themes.
The story, built around the conventions of the detective novel, explores the inner world of its protagonist, who grapples with his own psychology and forces the reader to consider the nature of despair. The main character's relentless pursuit of something unattainable is ultimately revealed to be a quest for a lost childhood, symbolized by a window in a painting.
This introspective narrative is marked by its use of recurring motifs, including the significance of a window in a painting, which serves as a powerful symbol throughout the story.
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