The Absent City

by Ricardo Piglia

Book Overview

Widely acclaimed throughout Latin America after its 1992 release in Argentina, The Absent City takes the form of a futuristic detective novel. In the end, however, it is a meditation on the nature of totalitarian regimes, on the transition to democracy after the end of such regimes, and on the power of language to create and define reality. Ricardo Piglia combines his trademark avant-garde aesthetics with astute cultural and political insights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822325861
• ISBN13: 9780822325864
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 9.3"