On Heroes and Tombs by Ernesto Sabato
On Heroes and Tombs is the story of Alejandra, the beautiful daugter of a prominent Argentine family, and the three men whose lives are tragically entwined with hers. There is her father, Fernanda Vidal, obsessed with the blind, with evil, and most of all with Alejandra. There is Marti, her young lover, whose only redemption is his decision to let go of his love. And there is Bruno, philospoher, writer, friend to Alejandra's family, who must face his love for the mother through his relatonship with the daughter. Set against the background of the turbulent Argentine social and political upheaval of the 1950s, this is a masterwork by one of the most imaginative and original talents of the 20th century.
Ernesto Sabato was born in Buenos Aires in 1911. He has published three novels - The Tunnel, On Heroes and Tombs and Abaddon el Exterminador, which won the French Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger - and many volumes of essays. His work has been highly praised by both Albert Camus and Thomas Mann. In 1985 he won the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (equivalent ot the Nobel Prize for literature in Hispanic languages) 'for four decades of literary endeavour'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224027984 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224027980 |
| Title | On Heroes and Tombs |
| Author | Ernesto Sabato |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1990-02-08 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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