Benedetto, Antonio Di
The Suicides
- ISBN 13:
- 9781681378862
- author:
- Benedetto, Antonio Di
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- NYRB Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 176
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 13.2 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Psychological, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
A reporter becomes obsessed with investigating a series of unconnected suicides, which leads him to explore the phenomenon of self-murder itself. His investigation is sparked by photos of the faces of the dead, and he delves deeper into the subject, uncovering historical justifications of self-murder from thinkers such as Diogenes, David Hume, and Emile Durkheim. As the reporter's investigation unfolds, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the subject, despite the personal risks involved. The Suicides is the third and final volume of Antonio Di Benedetto's Trilogy of Expectation, set in a provincial city in Argentina during the late 1960s, a time of great turmoil and upheaval. This novel is a thought-provoking exploration of existential themes, and is widely regarded as a significant work of 20th-century fiction.
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